English Dictionary

underdose

名詞

比喩的用法

An inadequate dose (of a medication). / (figuratively) An inadequate amount of something.

日本語の意味

十分な量ではなく、必要な量に比べて不足している用量、特に薬においては適正用量に達していない状態。 / 比喩的に、十分な量でない、不足している部分、不充分な量

The doctor warned that an underdose of antibiotics could encourage the development of resistant bacteria.

医師は、抗生物質の投与量が不十分だと耐性菌が発生しやすくなると警告した。

意味（1）

An inadequate dose (of a medication).

“ […] I put laudanum in his coffee last night. I was afraid to put in too much for fear of killing him, so I suppose I didn’t put in enough, for he laid wide awake all night.” “Ah, yes! that would be the effect of an under-dose of laudanum.”

意味（2）

(figuratively) An inadequate amount of something.

Seems as though sometimes I get an overdose of feeling, and an underdose of sense.

underdoses （ plural ）