domiciliary

IPA/ˌdɒmɪˈsɪliəri/
IPA/ˌdɑːmɪˈsɪlieri/

domiciliary — adjective

  • domiciliarypositive
  • more domiciliarycomparative
  • most domiciliarysuperlative

1. describing medical or personal help that is given to people in their own home ra

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing medical or personal help that is given to people in their own home rather than at a hospital or care centre, especially for elderly or sick people who cannot easily travel to a clinic.

例句

After a fall, Adaeze's elderly mother received weekly domiciliary nursing from a trained carer.

collocation: domiciliary nursing

The local health authority sent a domiciliary team to fit safety rails in Gita's bathroom.

attributive use: domiciliary team

同義詞
  • home-based

    more general and less formal; used in a wider range of contexts (e.g. home-based business)

  • in-home

    neutral register, common in US English; focuses on location rather than the care aspect

  • at-home

    informal; used in everyday speech (e.g. at-home care, at-home test)

反義詞
  • institutional

    care provided in a hospital, nursing home, or residential facility

  • residential

    requiring the person to live in a care facility rather than staying at home

文法句型

attributive: domiciliary + noun (care/nursing/visit/service)

用法筆記

A formal adjective used mainly in medical and social-care contexts. It nearly always appears before a noun (domiciliary care, domiciliary visit, domiciliary nursing). In everyday conversation, the simpler phrase 'home care' or 'home visit' is more common.

常見錯誤

❌My grandmother receives domestic care at home.
✅My grandmother receives domiciliary care at home.
💡'Domestic' relates to household chores or family matters; 'domiciliary' is the correct medical term for care provided inside someone's home.