infirmary

noun
🔊/ɪnˈfɜːməri/
🔊/ɪnˈfɜːrməri/
(plural infirmaries)
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  1. (often used in names) a hospital(常用于名称)医院
    • He had his leg bandaged in the infirmary.他的腿在医院里被包扎了。
    • Surgeons at the Radcliffe Infirmary successfully removed a blood clot from her brain.拉德克利夫医院的外科医生成功地从她的大脑里取出了一个血块。
    Extra Examples
    • When she collapsed at dinner they took her to the local infirmary.当她在晚餐时晕倒时,他们带她去了当地的医务室。
    • She works at the Radcliffe Infirmary.她在拉德克利夫医疗所工作。
    Topics Medicinec2
  2. a special room in a school, prison, etc. for people who are ill(学校、监狱等的)医务室
    • He had to remain in the college infirmary for about a fortnight.他不得不在校医院里待了约两个星期。
    Topics Educationc2
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin infirmaria, from Latin infirmus, from in- ‘not’ + firmus ‘firm’.