patient

patient — noun

1. someone getting tests, advice, or treatment from a doctor, dentist, hospital, or

1.名詞B1
釋義

someone getting tests, advice, or treatment from a doctor, dentist, hospital, or other health service.

例句

The nurse called the next patient into Room 4 for an X-ray.

medical setting: call the next patient

Dr. Lee explained the test results to each patient after lunch.

each patient in clinical communication

同義詞
  • case

    more clinical and impersonal; often used by medical staff

  • sick person

    only fits when the person is ill, not for routine check-ups

  • client

    used in some counselling or care services, but not the normal hospital word

反義詞
  • doctor

    the medical professional giving treatment

  • nurse

    a trained worker caring for the patient

文法句型

treat/examine a patient

a patient of + doctor/dentist

patients in hospital

用法筆記

Often used with 'of' before a doctor's or dentist's name, as in 'a patient of Dr. Wu'. In everyday English, this word normally refers to medical or dental care, not to ordinary service customers.

常見錯誤

❌The dentist saw twenty customers this morning.
✅The dentist saw twenty patients this morning.
💡doctors and dentists treat patients, not customers, in normal medical English.
❌My mother is a patient in Dr. Huang.
✅My mother is a patient of Dr. Huang.
💡use 'a patient of' with the doctor's name.

patient — adjective