意味一覧 (2件)
ハーブ
解説 Definition
料理や薬用途で使う香りの良い植物。精油成分を持つ低木や草本植物で、医療や調理に活用される。
A herb is a plant whose leaves or seeds are used to add flavor to food or to make medicine. People often use herbs in cooking, tea, and natural health products. In American English, the word often means small useful plants rather than larger vegetables.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この herb は「薬草」という基本義とは別に、料理で香りを加えるための「ハーブ」を指す用法です。basil, mint, rosemary, parsley など、皿に少量加えて香りや風味を整える葉を思い浮かべると定着します。fresh herbs, dried herbs, herb garden, chopped herbs が頻出です。spice は種子・樹皮・粉末なども含む広い語なので、葉の香りづけなら herb と区別します。
Think of words you may already know: basil, mint, rosemary. A herb is usually the leafy part used in cooking or medicine, while a spice is often a seed, bark, or powder. Remember common pairs like fresh herbs, dried herbs, and herb garden. In American English, the h is often silent, so it sounds like "erb."
例文
She grows basil and other herbs in her garden.
彼女は庭でバジルなどのハーブを育てています。
The recipe calls for fresh herbs like rosemary.
そのレシピはローズマリーなどの新鮮なハーブを必要とします。
Herbal tea is made from various herbs and is good for health.
ハーブティーは様々なハーブから作られており、健康に良いです。
薬草
(意味 2)解説 Definition
herb は、薬や健康目的に使われる草・植物を指す名詞です。民間療法、自然療法、薬用茶、軟膏などの文脈でよく使われ、料理用の香草よりも薬効や治療目的に焦点があります。
An herb is a plant or part of a plant that people use for health or medical purposes. It often appears in contexts such as traditional medicine, natural treatments, herbal tea, and ointments. In this sense, herb focuses more on healing effects than on flavor in cooking.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
herb は「植物」全般の plant より狭く、人が役立てる草、とくに薬や健康目的で使う草を指すと覚えるとよいです。medicinal herbs, herbal medicine, herb tea のように、medicine や tea と一緒に出ると「薬草」の意味が強まります。日本語の「ハーブ」は料理の香りづけを連想しやすいですが、このエントリでは治療・民間療法で使う植物に集中します。
Think of herb as a narrower word than plant. It usually means a plant that people use for a purpose, especially for health or medicine. When you see phrases like medicinal herb, herbal medicine, or herb tea, the meaning "medicinal plant" becomes clear. Do not focus only on cooking herbs here; this entry is about healing and traditional remedies.
例文
This herb is often used to make tea for sore throats.
この薬草は、のどの痛みのお茶によく使われます。
Many people still rely on herb remedies in traditional medicine.
今でも多くの人が伝統医療で薬草の治療法に頼っています。
The book explains how each herb was prepared as a natural treatment.
その本は、それぞれの薬草が自然療法としてどう使われたかを説明しています。
herb の語源・成り立ち Etymology
herb はラテン語 herba「草・若芽」が古フランス語を経て入った語です。語幹 herb- はそのまま「草」を表し、herbal や herbivore にも残ります。料理や薬に使う草を指すので、今の「ハーブ」の意味に自然につながります。
Herb came into English through Old French from Latin herba, meaning "grass" or "young plant." The root herb- kept the idea of plants and green growth, which also appears in words like herbal and herbivore. Over time, the word came to mean plants especially used in cooking or medicine.
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