heroin
意味
- ヘロイン(モルヒネから作った麻酔薬)
例文
Is nicotine as addictive as heroin?
ニコチンはヘロインと同様に中毒性があるのですか？
The police searched the house and seized 2 kilograms of heroin.
警察は家宅捜査をし２キロのヘロインを押収した。
She admitted to having heroin.
彼女はヘロインを持っていることを認めた。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
Since the 1890s, by genericization from German Heroin, originally a trademark, from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”) and the suffix -in (“-ine”). Said to have been called thus to evoke quick and sweeping effect as a painkiller and cough suppressant (its original uses). Alternatively explained as a reference to the heroic school of medicine.