physic

• vt.薬を与える；治療する
• n. 薬；薬（特に下剤）

ラテン語のphysica（自然の知識）から、ギリシャ語のphysis（自然）から、PIE*bheue（成長する、生産する、存在する）のphyein（成長する、存在する）から、語源的にはbe、物理学、生理学と同じ。

physic (n.)

c. 1300, fysike, "art of healing, medical science," also "natural science" (c. 1300), from Old French fisike "natural science, art of healing" (12c.) and directly from Latin physica (fem. singular of physicus) "study of nature," from Greek physike (episteme) "(knowledge) of nature," from fem. of physikos "pertaining to nature," from physis "nature," from phyein "to bring forth, produce, make to grow" (related to phyton "growth, plant," phyle "tribe, race," phyma "a growth, tumor") from PIE root *bheue- "to be exist, grow" (see be). Spelling with ph- attested from late 14c. (see ph). As a noun, "medicine that acts as a laxative," 1610s. The verb meaning "to dose with medicine" is attested from late 14c.

1. Temperance is the best physic .

節欲は最高の薬品である。

2.As her husband was past all the assistance of physic 、so in reality she required none.

は夫にとってどんな医薬もできなくなったので、彼女は実際にはどんな医薬も必要ありません。

3.He is as bad as the wrong physic -nasty to take，and sure to disagree.

彼はすべてめちゃくちゃで、間違った薬のように、有害なものを飲んで、ひどい目に遭わなければならない。

4.Chinese traditional medicine is treasure of Chinese traditional physic .

漢方薬は我が国の伝統医学の至宝である。

5.An ague in the spring is physic for a king.

春の病気で、1年間薬を飲まない。