infirmary

英 [ɪnˈfɜː.mər.i]      美 [ɪnˈfɝː.mɚ.ri]
  • n. 医务室;医院;养老院
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将“infirmary”分解为“in-fer-mary”。想象一个“inferior”的医生在“mary”(玛利亚,常用来指圣母玛利亚,象征护理和关怀)开设的医院中工作,这个医院就像一个简陋的“inferior”小诊所,因此记作“infirmary”。这样,你就通过联想和拆分来记忆这个单词。

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infirmary 医务室

来自infirm,体弱的,生病的。引申词义看病的地方,通常较小诊所,医务室等。

infirmary (n.)
mid-15c., "sick bay in a monastery," from Medieval Latin infirmaria "a place for the infirm," from Latin infirmus "weak, frail," (see infirm). The common name for a public hospital in 18c. England.
1. Mrs Hardie had been taken to the infirmary in an ambulance.
哈迪夫人被救护车送到了医院。
2. My little brother was taken to the infirmary.
我的小弟弟被送进医院.
3. My little sister was taken to the infirmary.
我的小妹妹被送进医院。
4. Robinovitz pushed past the queue jamming the passageway outside the infirmary.
罗宾诺维茨挤过在医务室门外阻塞了通道的长队.
5. My mother came down with typhoid fever and spent the entire trip's infirmary.
我的母亲染上了伤寒,整旅程中都躺在船上的医疗室.