英単語

midwifeの意味・使い方・発音

midwife

英 ['mɪdwaɪf] 美 ['mɪd'waɪf]
  • n. 助産師; 貢献因子
  • vt.胎児の誕生を助ける;促進する

語源


midwife 助産婦。

mid-、同伴者、伴侶、妻、女性。古代の助産婦、現在の助産婦を指すのに使われる。

英語の語源


midwife
midwife: [14] A midwife is etymologically a ‘with-woman’. The mid- element represents the long extinct preposition mid ‘with’ (its Germanic relatives are still alive and well: German mit, Dutch met, and Swedish and Danish med). Wife preserves the original meaning of Old English wīf, ‘woman’. The idea underlying the word is that a midwife is ‘with’ a woman giving birth.
midwife (n.)
c. 1300, "woman assisting," literally "woman who is 'with' " (the mother at birth), from Middle English mid "with" (see mid) + wif "woman" (see wife). Cognate with German Beifrau.

例文


1. The midwife gave him a warm bath.
助産師は彼に熱いシャワーを浴びた。

2."You 're doing really well,"her midwife said encouragingly.
「よくやったね」助産師は励ました。

3.The midwife delivered her sister.
助産看護師が妹を出産した。

4.Darren 's girlfriend is a midwife .
ダレンの彼女は助産師だ。

5.Tell your midwife what you want so she can make a note of it and avoid misunderstandings.
あなたの要求を助産師に伝えることで、誤解を避けるためにメモを取ることができます。

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