medical
英 ['medɪk(ə)l]美['mɛdɪkl]
- adj. 医学的;药的;内科的
- n. 医生;体格检查
词态变化
复数: medicals;副词: medically;
中文词源
medical 医疗的
来自拉丁语medicus,医生,大夫,来自mederi,诊断,治疗,来自PIE*med,测量,考虑,建议,采取手段,词源同measure,medicine.
英文词源
- medical (adj.)
- 1640s, from French médical, from Late Latin medicalis "of a physician," from Latin medicus "physician, surgeon, medical man" (n.); "healing, madicinal" (adj.), from mederi "to heal, give medical attention to, cure," originally "know the best course for," from an early specialization of the PIE root *med- "to measure, limit, consider, advise, take appropriate measures" (cognates: Greek medomai "be mindful of," medein "to rule;" Avestan vi-mad- "physician;" Latin meditari "think or reflect on, consider;" Irish miduir "judge;" Old English metan "to measure out"); also see meditation. The earlier adjective in English in this sense was medicinal. Related: Medically.
- medical (n.)
- 1917, short for medical examination.
双语例句
- 1. Ann Bradley dispels the old wives' tales and gives the medical facts.
- 安·布拉德利破除迷信,给出了医学事实。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The attitude of the medical profession is very much more liberal now.
- 现在,医务人员的态度开明多了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The problem is compounded by the medical system here.
- 这儿的医疗体制使问题进一步恶化。
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- 4. The first plane-loads of food, children's clothing and medical supplies began arriving.
- 首批飞机运送的食物、儿童衣物和药品开始抵达。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Medical authorities were baffled, both as to its causes and its virulence.
- 医疗当局对其病因及有多致命都还不甚了解。
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