tonic

トニックウォーター

ジンなどの酒と混ぜて飲むことが多い、少し苦い炭酸飲料。

やさしい英語で： A fizzy, slightly bitter drink often mixed with gin or other alcoholic drinks.

• I'd like a gin and tonic.
• She added tonic and a slice of lime.
• Can I have a tonic with ice, please?

類義語： tonic water

よく使う表現： gin and tonic, tonic water, vodka and tonic, a slimline tonic

強壮剤、滋養強壮薬

健康や体力、活力を回復させるとされる薬や物質。

やさしい英語で： A medicine or other substance believed to restore health, strength, or energy.

• The doctor prescribed a tonic.
• They sold tonics for people recovering from illness.
• She took a tonic to help regain her strength.

類義語： restorative, strengthening medicine

よく使う表現： a herbal tonic, take a tonic, a medicinal tonic

強壮剤、滋養飲料

体力や健康を高めると考えられている飲み物。

やさしい英語で： A drink believed to improve your strength or health.

• He drank a tonic every morning.
• She made a herbal tonic from roots.
• The label claimed the tonic would improve his strength.

類義語： restorative

よく使う表現： herbal tonic, drink a tonic, strengthening tonic

主音、トニック

音階の最初の基本となる音で、調の名前のもとになる。

やさしい英語で： The first and main note of a musical scale, which gives a key its name.

• C is the tonic of this scale.
• The melody returns to the tonic.
• Can you identify the tonic by listening?

類義語： keynote

よく使う表現： the tonic note, return to tonic, tonic and dominant

主音の、トニックの

曲が落ち着いた感じになる、調の中心の音に関する。

やさしい英語で： Related to the main note of a musical key, where the music usually feels settled.

• The song ends on a tonic chord.
• Sing the tonic note before starting the scale.
• The melody returns to the tonic harmony in the final bar.

よく使う表現： tonic chord, tonic note, tonic triad, tonic harmony

元気づける、強壮作用のある

人をより健康に、力強く、または明るい気持ちにさせる。

やさしい英語で： Making someone feel healthier, stronger, or more cheerful.

• The walk had a tonic effect.
• Her arrival was a tonic influence on the group.
• They believed the spring water had tonic properties.

類義語： refreshing, invigorating, restorative

反対語： draining, debilitating

よく使う表現： tonic effect, tonic influence, tonic properties