tonic

• n. トニック；支配音または基音
• adj.トニック; 調性; 活力を与える

tonicは形容詞の接尾辞。現在はトニックウォーター、健康のための水から略され、もともとは健康食品で、トニック、強壮剤などに由来するキニーネが加えられているためトニックウォーターと呼ばれることが多いが、後にトナーともブレンドされるようになった。

tonic (n.1)

"a tonic medicine," 1799, from tonic (adj.). From 1873 (in gin and tonic) as short for tonic water (1861 as a commercial product, water infused with quinine), so called because held to aid digestion and stimulate appetite.

tonic (adj.)

1640s, "relating to or characterized by muscular tension," from Greek tonikos "of stretching," from tonos "a stretching" (see tenet). The meaning "maintaining the healthy firmness of tissues" is recorded from 1680s, first extended 1756 to "having the property of restoring to health." Related: Tonical (1580s).

tonic (n.2)

in the musical sense, 1760, short for tonic note, from tone (n.) in the musical sense + -ic. Related: Tonicity.

1. A good dose of tonic will help you to pick up.

良いサプリメントは体の回復に役立ちます。

2.Seeing Marcus at that moment was a great tonic .

その瞬間にマーカスに会うのはとてもエキサイティングなことだ。

3.His generous offer was a tremendous tonic for our morale.

彼の気前の良さは私たちの士気にとって大きな励みです。

4.He was knocking back his 10 th gin and tonic of the day.

彼は今日の10杯目のキニーネ入り水のジンを頬張って飲んでいる。

5.She carried on serenely sipping her gin and tonic .

彼女はキニーネ水を加えたジンを静かに口にし続けた。