euthanasia

• n. 安楽死、安楽死

eu-、良い。-than、完了、死、語源はfinishと同じ、thanatology。 f、thの音変化 cf.fume、thyme。

euthanasia

euthanasia: [17] Etymologically, euthanasia means ‘good death’, and that was more or less its signification when it was introduced into English: ‘Give me but gentle Death: Euthanasia, Euthanasia, that is all I implore’, Tatler 1709. The modern use of the word, ‘mercy killing’, seems to have originated in the 1860s; the first recorded use of it was by William Lecky in his History of European morals 1869. The term is borrowed from Greek euthanasíā, a compound based on the prefix eu- ‘good’ and thánatos ‘death’.

euthanasia (n.)

1640s, "a gentle and easy death," from Greek euthanasia "an easy or happy death," from eu- "good" (see eu-) + thanatos "death" (see thanatology) + abstract noun ending -ia. Slightly earlier in anglicized form euthanasy (1630s). Sense of "legally sanctioned mercy killing" is recorded in English by 1869.

1. Euthanasia is illegal in most countries.

安楽死はほとんどの国で違法とされている。

2.They canvassed the pross and cons of euthanasia .

彼らは安楽死に関する正反対両方の意見を徹底的に討論した。

3.He was thankful euthanasia was not an option when he requested it.

彼は安楽死の追加実行を要求したとき、安楽死は実行できなかったことを喜んでいる。

4.The doctor refused to practice euthanasia on that terminally ill patient.

医師はその末期患者に安楽死を行うことを拒否した。

5.Historically，our society has taken a dim view of euthanasia .

歴史的に見て、私たちの社会は安楽死に対して消極的な態度を持っている。