栄養不足の
解説 Definition
健康や成長に必要な食物や栄養素が十分に得られていない状態を表す形容詞。
Undernourished means not getting enough food or not getting the right nutrients to stay healthy. It is used for people or animals whose bodies are weak because of poor nutrition. This word is common in health, medical, and social issues contexts.
使い方 Usage
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
nourish「栄養を与える」を nutrition・nutrient と結びつけ、under- を「不十分」と捉える。underpaid や undervalued と同じ感覚で「十分に栄養を与えられていない」と覚える。
Connect nourish with nutrition and nutrients. Under- suggests insufficiency, as in underpaid and undervalued: undernourished means not sufficiently nourished.
例文
The undernourished children in the refugee camp received medical attention.
難民キャンプの栄養不足の子どもたちは医療を受けた。
Doctors are concerned about the undernourished population in the region.
医師たちはその地域の住民の栄養不足を懸念している。
undernourished の類義語・関連語
undernourished の語源・成り立ち Etymology
undernourished は under-「不十分に」+ nourish + -ed。nourish は古フランス語を経てラテン語 nutrire「養う」に遡り、nutrition や nutrient と同根です。十分に養われていない状態が、そのまま「栄養不足の」になりました。
"Undernourished" is formed from "under-" meaning "not enough" and "nourished." "Nourish" came through Old French from Latin "nutrire," meaning "to feed" or "to raise." Related words such as "nutrition" and "nutrient" show the same root, and the meaning developed into being not fed or supported enough.
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