薬局
解説 Definition
dispensaries は dispensary（薬局、薬を配る施設）の複数形です。病院や地域で薬を調剤・配布する場所を指し、地域によっては特定の規制品を扱う販売所を指すこともあります。
Dispensaries are facilities where medicines are prepared, supplied, or sold to patients or customers. Depending on local law and usage, the term may also refer to licensed shops that distribute particular regulated products.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
単数形 dispensary「薬を調剤・配布する施設」の語末 y を i に変えて -es を付けた複数形です。単数 /dɪˈspensəri/ に対し複数は /dɪˈspensəriz/。dispense「分配する」と結び付け、several dispensaries や local dispensaries のように複数の薬局・販売所を表す場面で覚えましょう。
Dispensaries is the plural of dispensary. Since the singular ends in a consonant plus y, change y to i and add -es: dispensary becomes dispensaries. The ending is pronounced /iz/, giving /dɪˈspensəriz/. Connect the word with dispense, meaning to distribute or supply. Picture several local facilities dispensing medicine to patients, and use phrases such as local dispensaries, hospital dispensaries, and licensed dispensaries. Remember that the exact service may vary by region: some dispense ordinary medicines, while others legally sell a particular regulated product.
例文
Several dispensaries in the area provide basic medicines.
その地域のいくつかの薬局では、基本的な薬を提供しています。
The hospital works with local dispensaries to serve patients faster.
その病院は患者により早く対応するため、地元の薬局と連携しています。
New rules require dispensaries to keep clear records of each sale.
新しい規則により、薬局は各販売の記録を明確に残す必要があります。
dispensaries の類義語・関連語
dispensaries の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語のdispensare（分配・調合する）に由来し、dis-（分離）とpendere（計る）が結合した形です。薬を秤で量り分け配る施設という語源から「薬局」という意味に定着しました。関連語にdispenseやexpenseがあります。
Dispensaries is the regular y-to-ies plural of dispensary. Dispensary is related to dispense and ultimately derives from Latin dispensāre, meaning to distribute, administer, or weigh out. That verb developed from dis- and pendere, “to weigh.” The word therefore reflects the historical practice of measuring and distributing medicines, and it came to denote the facility where such preparation and supply take place.
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