poisoning
中毒
解説 Definition
poisoning は poison（毒を入れる、害する）の動名詞形で、名詞として「中毒、毒に侵されること」という意味です。食べ物・薬品・ガスなどが原因で体に害が出る場合によく使われます。
Poisoning is illness, injury, or death caused by swallowing, breathing, touching, or otherwise being exposed to a poisonous substance. It is often used in compounds that identify the cause, such as “food poisoning” or “carbon monoxide poisoning.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 poison に -ing を付けた形ですが、ここでは数えにくい名詞「中毒」として使います。food poisoning「食中毒」、carbon monoxide poisoning「一酸化炭素中毒」のように、原因物質を前に置く組み合わせが典型です。単なる poison「毒物」と区別し、毒が体内に入り害が生じた状態・出来事まで含む語と覚えましょう。
Start with the base word “poison,” then add “-ing.” Although the form can describe the act of giving poison, the target use here is the noun meaning illness or harm caused by toxic exposure. Learn it through cause-based combinations: “food poisoning,” “carbon monoxide poisoning,” and “lead poisoning.” The word “poison” can name the harmful substance itself, while “poisoning” focuses on the harmful event or resulting medical condition. Picture a doctor treating the effect, not merely identifying a bottle of poison. This distinction will help you choose the correct noun in health and safety contexts.
例文
The doctor treated him for food poisoning.
医師は彼の食中毒を治療しました。
She felt sick after the poisoning.
彼女は中毒のあと気分が悪くなりました。
Carbon monoxide poisoning can be very dangerous.
一酸化炭素中毒はとても危険なことがあります。
poisoning の類義語・関連語
poisoning の語源・成り立ち Etymology
poisoning は poison＋-ing。poison は古フランス語 poison を経て、ラテン語 potio「飲み物・一服」に由来し、もとは「飲ませるもの」が「毒薬」へ意味変化しました。potion や potable も同根で、「口に入るもの」が中毒に結びついた語です。
“Poisoning” is formed from “poison” and the suffix “-ing.” “Poison” entered English through Old French “poison,” which developed from Latin “potio,” meaning a drink, draft, or medicinal dose. The sense narrowed and changed from something administered as a drink to a harmful or deadly substance. “Potion” comes from the same Latin source and preserves the broader idea of a prepared drink. In modern English, the “-ing” form can name either the act of poisoning or the resulting toxic condition.
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