nurse

nurse — 名詞

1. Someone trained to provide medical care to people who are sick or hurt, usually

1.名詞A2
釋義

護士

醫院照顧病患的醫護人員

Someone trained to provide medical care to people who are sick or hurt, usually working at a clinic or hospital.

例句

Lara worked as a nurse at the city hospital for over twelve years.

Lara 在市立醫院當了十二年的護士。

collocation: work as a nurse

The nurse checked Jisoo's blood pressure and wrote the results on the chart.

護士量了 Jisoo 的血壓，並把結果記錄在病歷表上。

typical actions: check vitals, write chart

同義詞

文法句型

a/the nurse

nurse + preposition (at/in/on)

用法筆記

Commonly used with a hospital department or ward name: 'a cardiac nurse', 'a pediatric nurse'. The title is sometimes abbreviated as 'N' in hospital settings, though learners should use the full form.

常見錯誤

❌The nurse operated on the patient.
✅The nurse took care of the patient.
💡Doctors perform surgery; nurses provide ongoing care and support.

2. A woman whose job is to look after young children in their home, a role that was

2.名詞B1
釋義

保姆

舊時在家照顧小孩的婦女

A woman whose job is to look after young children in their home, a role that was common in past centuries.

例句

In Victorian novels, a nurse often took care of the children while the parents travelled.

在維多利亞時期的小說裡，保姆經常在父母旅行時負責照顧孩子。

historical setting signals older usage

The wealthy family hired a nurse to watch over their three young children.

那個富裕家庭僱了一名保姆來照顧他們的三個小孩。

同義詞
  • nanny

    modern term for a childcare worker living with the family

  • childminder

    common in UK English for someone who looks after children in their own home

文法句型

a/the nurse + for/to [child]

用法筆記

This sense is largely historical in British English. In modern use, 'nanny' or 'childminder' is more common. 'Wet nurse' refers specifically to a woman who breastfeeds another woman's baby.

常見錯誤

❌I hired a nurse for my baby while I go to work.
✅I hired a nanny for my baby while I go to work.
💡'Nurse' referring to hospital care; 'nanny' is the modern word for childcare.

nurse — 動詞