pediatric

pediatric — 形容詞

1. the form used in American English for paediatric.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

美式拼法

美式英語中 paediatric 的拼法

the form used in American English for paediatric.

例句

American hospital websites usually write pediatric, not paediatric.

在美式拼法裡，美國的醫院網站通常寫 pediatric，不寫 paediatric。

American spelling contrast: pediatric / paediatric

The editor changed paediatric to pediatric for the New York brochure.

編輯為了紐約的宣傳冊，把 paediatric 改成 pediatric。

editing for a US audience

同義詞
  • paediatric

    same meaning; this is the standard spelling in British English and many other varieties

文法句型

pediatric (American English)

pediatric not paediatric

用法筆記

American variety only; British English and many other varieties usually spell this paediatric. In writing for an international audience, keep one spelling consistently instead of mixing the two forms.

常見錯誤

❌The hospital kept the pediatric spelling in its London leaflet.
✅The hospital kept the paediatric spelling in its London leaflet.
💡British publications usually prefer 'paediatric'.

2. about the doctors, nurses, and treatment involved in caring for babies, children

2.形容詞C1
釋義

兒科的

與兒童醫療診治有關

about the doctors, nurses, and treatment involved in caring for babies, children, and young teenagers.

例句

The new hospital hired two pediatric nurses for the night shift.

這家新醫院為夜班聘了兩位兒科護理師。

pediatric + job title

A pediatric clinic opened next to the train station in Tainan.

Tainan 火車站旁新開了一間兒科診所。

attributive: pediatric clinic

同義詞
  • paediatric

    same meaning; this is the usual British spelling

  • children's

    broader and more everyday; often used in names like 'children's hospital'

  • child-health

    more limited and often used in academic or policy contexts

反義詞
  • adult

    relating to the medical treatment of grown people rather than children

文法句型

pediatric + noun

用法筆記

Usually placed before nouns such as 'doctor', 'nurse', 'clinic', 'care', 'patient', or 'ward'. In British English, the same meaning is normally written paediatric.

常見錯誤

❌She works in a pediatrics ward.
✅She works in a pediatric ward.
💡'pediatrics' is the field, but 'pediatric' is the adjective before a noun.
❌My sister is a pediatric.
✅My sister is a pediatrician.
💡'pediatric' describes a doctor; it is not the noun for the person.