pharmacist

pharmacist — noun

1. a trained health worker who prepares medicine, checks it, and gives it to people

1.名詞B2
釋義

a trained health worker who prepares medicine, checks it, and gives it to people safely.

例句

The pharmacist checked Mia's prescription before giving her the tablets.

check a prescription before giving medicine

At the hospital, a pharmacist explained when Grandpa should take each pill.

pharmacist gives advice about medicine use

同義詞
  • chemist

    common in British English; can mean the pharmacist or the pharmacy shop

  • druggist

    mainly American and less common in modern everyday use

  • apothecary

    historical or literary, not the usual modern term

文法句型

ask a pharmacist

work as a pharmacist

pharmacist at + hospital/store

用法筆記

Often used for the licensed person who checks prescriptions and advises people on safe medicine use. In British English, learners may also see 'chemist' for this person or for the shop, but in American English the person is the pharmacist.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor at the drugstore gave me my tablets.
✅The pharmacist at the drugstore gave me my tablets.
💡the pharmacist prepares and gives out the medicine; the doctor usually writes the prescription.
❌The pharmacist wrote me this prescription.
✅The doctor wrote this prescription, and the pharmacist filled it.
💡doctors write prescriptions, while pharmacists prepare and supply the medicine.