今日の単語 impair
I 0件のコメントimpair
１．impair が今日の単語です。im + pair でしょうか。まずは例文を見てみましょう。
Repeated head bumps impair teen brain function – New research, led in part by researchers at Simon Fraser University, is leading to a new understanding of just how little it takes for repeated head bumps to impair cognitive functions. The researchers studied Bantam (14 and under) and Junior (16 – 20) hockey players and found repeated head injuries – none of them causing a concussion – impaired brain function over the course of a season. (from Global News)
やっぱり頭って大切に扱わなければだめですね。
Vitamin D deficiency may impair muscle function – Vitamin D deficiency may impair muscle function due to a reduction in energy production in the muscles, according to a mouse study published in the Journal of Endocrinology. Vitamin D deficient mice were found to have impaired muscle mitochondrial function, which may have implications for muscle function, performance and recovery. This may suggest that preventing vitamin D deficiency in older adults could help maintain better muscle strength and function and reduce age related muscle deterioration, but further studies are needed to confirm this. (from Medical Press)
筋トレはとにかく大切。そのためにもビタミンDが必要なんですね。
Smoking marijuana DOES impair vision by altering key functions like ability to focus and glare sensitivity, study reveals – A study conducted with cannabis users shows smoking it impairs vision, It can alter key functions like three-dimensional vision and ability to focus, Participants who consumed the drug also had heightened glare sensitivity. (from Mail Online)
日本では違法ですが、やはり薬物の影響は怖いですね。まさかの視力。。。
２．だいたいの意味がわかりました。英英辞典と英和辞典の訳を確認しておきましょう。
to spoil something or make it weaker so that it is less effective
to damage or weaken something so that it is less effective
価値、質、機能などを損なう、害する、悪くする
損傷
３．類義語をみておきます。
damage, blunt, decrease, destroy, diminish, hurt, lessen, reduce, etc.
今日の単語は
impair 損なう、害を与える
でした
昨日の単語は 今日の単語 submerge でした。