hospital

hospital — 名詞

1. a facility where doctors and nurses give medical care to sick or hurt people and

1.名詞A1
釋義

醫院

提供醫療服務的場所

a facility where doctors and nurses give medical care to sick or hurt people and those who need an operation.

例句

Putri visited her grandmother in the hospital after the older woman's knee surgery.

Putri 在祖母膝蓋手術後去醫院探望她。

visit + in the hospital → see a patient who is staying there

The ambulance took the hurt man to the nearest hospital very quickly.

救護車很快地將受傷的男子送到了最近的醫院。

be taken to hospital by ambulance (emergency)

同義詞
  • clinic

    smaller facility for non-emergency care or specialist appointments, does not usually have overnight beds

  • medical center

    larger facility that may combine a hospital with outpatient clinics and research units

文法句型

at / in / to + the + hospital

hospital + noun (attributive)

用法筆記

In American English, the definite article is usually used ("in the hospital"), while British English often omits it when referring to being a patient ("in hospital"). "At the hospital" can mean visiting or working there in both varieties.

常見錯誤

❌She went to hospital to see a doctor.' (American English)
✅She went to the hospital to see a doctor.
💡American English uses 'the hospital' for all meanings; British English uses 'hospital' without 'the' only when you are a patient.