preparation

準備、下ごしらえ

これからの出来事や作業に備え、自分や物を整えること。

やさしい英語で： The work you do to get yourself or something ready for a future event or task.

• The meal needs little preparation.
• Preparations for the wedding began in January.
• She practised daily in preparation for the competition.

使い方： preparation for something (Preparation for the exam took several weeks.); in preparation for something (We cleaned the house in preparation for their visit.)

類義語： getting ready

よく使う表現： preparation for something, in preparation for, food preparation, careful preparation

準備状態、心構え

物事に対応できるように用意が整っている状態。

やさしい英語で： The state of being ready to deal with something.

• Her level of preparation impressed us.
• The team reached a high state of preparation.
• Their lack of preparation became clear when the alarm sounded.

使い方： preparation for something (The exercise tested our preparation for an emergency.)

類義語： readiness, preparedness

反対語： unpreparedness

よく使う表現： state of preparation, level of preparation, mental preparation

調製品、製剤

特定の用途に作った物質。特に薬や肌に使う製品。

やさしい英語で： A substance made for a particular use, especially a medicine or skin product.

• Apply the preparation to clean skin.
• The pharmacist recommended a herbal preparation.
• These preparations contain different amounts of the same medicine.

類義語： product, mixture, compound

よく使う表現： herbal preparation, skin preparation, medicinal preparation