pediatrician
pediatrician — 名詞
1. a doctor whose job is to care for babies, children, and teenagers when they are
小兒科醫師
專門看兒童的醫師
a doctor whose job is to care for babies, children, and teenagers when they are sick or need health checks.
Lina took her sick son to a pediatrician after school.
Lina 放學後帶生病的兒子去看小兒科醫師。
pattern: take a child to a pediatrician
The pediatrician checked Maya's ears and told her to rest.
那位小兒科醫師檢查了 Maya 的耳朵，叫她多休息。
typical examination context
Two pediatricians from Kaohsiung visited the village clinic this spring.
今年春天，兩位來自 Kaohsiung 的小兒科醫師到那間偏鄉診所探訪。
After the baby's cough got worse, Ken called the pediatrician.
寶寶的咳嗽變嚴重後，Ken 打電話給小兒科醫師。
Dr. Patel became a pediatrician because she enjoys helping children.
Dr. Patel 成為小兒科醫師，是因為她喜歡幫助孩子。
- paediatrician
same meaning; this is the usual British spelling
- children's doctor
everyday phrase rather than a formal job title
- family doctor
broader; may treat both adults and children, so not always a specialist for children
- geriatrician
a doctor who specializes in the care of older adults instead of children
文法句型
a pediatrician
take a child to a pediatrician
call the pediatrician
work as a pediatrician
用法筆記
Usually used for doctors who treat babies, children, and teenagers rather than adults. In everyday speech, families may also say 'children's doctor'; in British English, the same job title is usually spelled 'paediatrician'.
常見錯誤
2. the spelling used in American English for paediatrician.
美式拼法
paediatrician 的美式寫法
the spelling used in American English for paediatrician.
American parents usually search online for a pediatrician, not a paediatrician.
美國家長上網查資料時，通常會用 pediatrician 這個美式拼法，不會寫 paediatrician。
American spelling contrast: pediatrician / paediatrician
The Boston clinic changed paediatrician to pediatrician on its English website.
Boston 那家診所把英文網站上的 paediatrician 改成 pediatrician。
editing for a US audience
Our software marks paediatrician as wrong when the document uses American English.
文件設成美式英語時，我們的軟體會把 paediatrician 標成錯字。
The newspaper used pediatrician because the article was written for US readers.
那篇文章是寫給美國讀者看的，所以報紙用了 pediatrician 這個美式拼法。
- paediatrician
same meaning; this is the standard spelling in British English and many other varieties
文法句型
pediatrician (American English)
pediatrician not paediatrician
用法筆記
American variety only; British English normally writes paediatrician for the same doctor. Keep one spelling throughout a document instead of mixing the two forms.