hospital
/ˈhɑsˌpɪtəl/KK
hɑs·pɪ·təl
變化形
hospitals
1.
醫院
提供病人診斷、治療、手術及住院照護的醫療機構。
用法：可數名詞。泛指任何一家醫院時用「a hospital」；指特定醫院時用「the hospital」。美式英文常說「be in the hospital」，英式英文較常說「be in hospital」。
My grandfather went to the hospital because he did not feel well.
我的祖父因為不舒服，所以去了醫院。
The doctor said that my sister might need to stay in the hospital for one night.
醫生說，我妹妹可能需要在醫院住一晚。
There is a hospital near the train station.
火車站附近有一家醫院。
常見錯誤
I went hospital yesterday.
I went to the hospital yesterday.
My father is in hospital now.
My father is in the hospital now.
She is hospitalized in a hospital.
She is in the hospital.
相關字詞
學習提示
・「hospital」可指建築物或醫療機構本身；日常談話中通常不必區分。
・「go to the hospital」可以是看診、探病或工作；若要強調因病接受治療，可說「go to the hospital for treatment」。
・「be admitted to the hospital」指經正式程序辦理住院，比「go to the hospital」更明確。