モルモット
Meanings
1
The animal Cavia porcellus, commonly kept as a pet or used in laboratories.
from Dutch marmot
I kept a guinea pig when I was a child.
2
Figurative use for a person or thing used as a subject in an experiment or trial.
He became a guinea pig in the clinical trial for the new drug.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉をモルモットにするto use someone as a (human) guinea pig
Using humans as guinea pigs in drug trials raises ethical concerns.
- 〈事〉のモルモットになるto become the test subject for something
He agreed to be the guinea pig for the new treatment.