prepare: [15] Latin parāre ‘make ready’ lies behind a wide range of English words, from apparatus and apparel to emperor and separate. It combined with the prefix prae- ‘before’ to produce praeparāre ‘make ready in advance’, adopted into English via Old French preparer. => apparatus, apparel, emperor, separate
prepare (v.)
mid-15c., a back formation from preparation and in part from Middle French preparer (14c.), from Latin praeparare "make ready beforehand" (see preparation). Related: Prepared; preparing. Be prepared as the Boy Scouts' motto is attested from 1911.
例文
1. カストロ議長は、キューバ国民に深刻な経済危機に備えるよう注意した。
2.This delicious variation on an omelette is quick and easy to prepare .
という少し変わったおいしいオムレツは、早くて簡単に作れます。
3.Two leading law firms are to prepare legal actions against tobacco companies.
2つの有名な弁護士事務所がタバコ会社を提訴する準備をしている。
4.He watched the barman prepare the beer he had ordered.
彼はバーの店員が注文したビールを用意しているのを見ていた。
5.Although this recipe looks long,it is actually very quick to prepare .