homoeopathy
ホメオパシー
解説 Definition
代替医療の一形態で、極度に希釈した物質を使用する治療法。標準医学では科学的根拠が不足していると見なされています。
Homoeopathy is a system of alternative medicine that uses extremely small amounts of substances to try to treat illness. It is based on the idea that a substance causing symptoms in a healthy person can help similar symptoms in a sick person. This spelling is mainly used in British English; American English more often uses "homeopathy."
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
homeopathy の別綴りとして homoeopathy を押さえると記憶しやすい。核は homeo-/homoeo- で、homeostasis などの homeo- を見たときと同じく「同じ状態・似せる系」の語だと連想すると定着しやすい。後半の -pathy は sympathy, empathy, pathology などと並べて「感覚・症状・病い関連の形」とまとめて覚えるとよい。医療文脈では alternative medicine, highly diluted remedies と共起しやすく、通常の medicine とは別カテゴリの語として置くと混同しにくい。
Remember this as an older spelling of `homeopathy`, so the core shape is still `homeo-/homoeo-`. That beginning appears in words like `homeostasis`, which can help you connect it to the idea of keeping things similar or balanced. The ending `-pathy` also appears in words like `sympathy`, `empathy`, and `pathology`, so it is useful to group it with illness or condition-related forms.
例文
Homoeopathy uses highly diluted substances as remedies.
ホメオパシーは高度に希釈された物質を療法として使用する。
Some people believe in the benefits of homoeopathy.
一部の人々はホメオパシーの効果を信じている。
Homoeopathy is considered pseudoscience by mainstream medicine.
ホメオパシーは主流医学では疑似科学と見なされている。
homoeopathy の類義語・関連語
homoeopathy の語源・成り立ち Etymology
homoeopathy はギリシャ語 homoio-「似た」+ pathos「苦しみ・症状」+ -y に由来する。原義は「似た症状で治す」という発想そのもので、語形だけで理屈が見える。関連語は homeostasis と pathology。
"Homoeopathy" comes from Greek "homoio-," meaning "similar," and "pathos," meaning "suffering" or "feeling," with the noun ending "-y." The word was formed to express the idea of treating with something that produces similar symptoms. Related English words from the same roots include "homeostasis" and "pathology."
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