name of an intoxicant used in ancient Vedic ritual, prepared from the juice of some East Indian plant, 1785, from Sanskrit soma, from PIE *seu- "juice," from root *seue- (2) "to take liquid" (see sup (v.2)). In "Brave New World" (1932), the name of a state-dispensed narcotic producing euphoria and hallucination.
例文
1. Huxley himself was ambivalent about soma pills or their equivalent.
ヘパリン自身は「体細胞」系の錠剤や代替品に自信がない。
2. Soma and dendrite of NOS neurons were similar in each group.
各群のラット一酸化窒素合成酵素陽性ニューロンの細胞体と樹状突起はいずれも類似している。
3.That said,the logic of the disposable- soma theory is profound.
捨てられる生体理論の内在的な論理は深い意味がある。
4.Your soma is the pure jade that I take pity on.
あなたの体は私の哀れみの白玉です。
5.Just gimme one more soma and I 'll be done for 'ol mama.