listerine
リステリン
解説 Definition
リステリン。マウスウォッシュやうがい液として知られるブランド名。口腔衛生製品。
A trademarked brand name for antiseptic mouthwash and related oral-hygiene products. It is commonly used in expressions such as “Listerine mouthwash” or “use Listerine after brushing,” and the brand name is capitalized.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
外科の消毒法で知られる Joseph Lister の姓に、製品名らしい -ine を加えた商標名と捉える。歯磨き後に use Listerine、Listerine mouthwash の形で使われる場面を思い浮かべる。ブランド名なので標準表記は Listerine と大文字で始め、一般名 mouthwash と区別する。
Connect Listerine with Joseph Lister, the surgeon strongly associated with antiseptic practice. The brand name was created from Lister’s surname with the product-style ending -ine. Picture the common routine “brush, then use Listerine,” and learn the collocation Listerine mouthwash. This also keeps the category clear: mouthwash is the general product, while Listerine is a particular trademark and should normally begin with a capital L. Do not confuse the name with listening; its spelling reflects Lister, not the verb listen.
例文
He used Listerine mouthwash every morning to keep his breath fresh.
彼は毎朝リステリンでうがいして息をさっぱりさせた。
Listerine products are commonly found in bathrooms across America.
リステリン製品はアメリカ全土の浴室で一般的に見られる。
The dentist recommended using Listerine after brushing to kill bacteria.
歯科医はバクテリアを殺すために歯磨き後のリステリン使用を勧めた。
listerine の類義語・関連語
listerine の語源・成り立ち Etymology
外科消毒法の父ジョセフ・リスター(Joseph Lister)の名に、化学物質を示す接尾辞 -ine を付けた商標名。1879年に消毒用洗口液として命名された。リスターの名自体は古英語で「染色業者」を意味する職業姓に由来する。
Listerine was coined as a trademark from the surname of British surgeon Joseph Lister, whose work promoted antiseptic surgical methods, plus the ending -ine. The product was named in 1879 and was originally marketed as an antiseptic before becoming widely known as a mouthwash. Lister’s surname is traditionally connected with an occupational term for a dyer, but the commercial name directly honors the surgeon.
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