Infirmary
“Infirmary” 意为“医务室”。
- 机构内部医疗所:指在学校、营地、工厂或监狱等地方设立的,处理轻微伤病或提供初步护理的场所。
- 历史用法:在过去,一些大型医院也被称为 “Infirmary”(如 Royal Infirmary)。
- “If you feel sick during class, you should go to the school infirmary.” (如果你上课时感觉不舒服,你应该去学校医务室。)
- “The wounded soldiers were taken to the camp infirmary.” (受伤的士兵被送往营地医务室。)
- “The old prison infirmary was dark and poorly equipped.” (旧监狱的医务室阴暗且设备简陋。)
- 词根:infirm (虚弱的)。
- 后缀:-ary (表示场所的后缀,如 library, sanctuary)。
- 逻辑:安置虚弱者的地方 -> 医务室。
- 前缀:in- (不)。
- 中间:firm (坚实)。
- 后缀:-ary (地点)。
在寄宿学校(boarding school)题材的文学作品(如《哈利·波特》)中,“infirmary” 是一个常见场景,学生们在那里恢复体力和躲避麻烦。它给人一种比正式大医院更亲近、但也可能更简陋的感觉。
- 复数形式: infirmaries
infirm (体弱者) + ary (地方)。也就是“体弱者待的地方”。
“After falling from his bike, Tim spent the afternoon in the school infirmary. The nurse gave him a bandage and a lollipop. It wasn’t how he planned to spend his day, but the quiet room and the soft bed were a nice break from the noisy playground.” (从自行车上摔下来后,蒂姆在学校医务室度过了下午。护士给了他一个绷带和一根棒棒糖。这不是他计划度过这一天的方式,但宁静的房间和柔软的床铺让他从嘈杂的操场中得到了很好的休息。)