pharmacy

今天带女儿去医院看病，抓药时候看到了这个单词，起了兴趣，来研究一下

/ˈfɑːrməsi/ 药房 药学

例句

单词历史 The history of the word is that it comes from the Greek word pharmakeia, which means the use of drugs, medicines, or poisons. The Greek word itself is derived from pharmakon, which means drug, remedy, or poison.

古希腊的医学体系非常发达，所以很多现代医学的词汇来自希腊语 pharm == drug

The word pharmacy was first used in English in the late 14th century to mean the art or practice of preparing and dispensing medicines. Later, it also came to mean the place where medicines are sold or dispensed, or the science of medicinal substances.

根据词根记好像不太好记，用其他单词辅助记忆法

Pharmacies Help All Relieve Many Ailments Carefully and Yonder

Ailments (小病)-> ali /eil/（使烦恼 使痛苦） -> “哎呦” -> 生病时候的呻吟

Yonder = over there The history of the word is that it comes from Old English geond, which means 'beyond, further away'. It is related to the word yond, which is an archaic or poetic word for 'over there'. Yonder was originally used as an adverb, but later became an adjective and a noun as well. It is now mostly used in dialects or literary contexts to indicate something that is distant or remote.

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