hos.pi.tal
n.Abbr. hosp.(名词)缩写 hosp.An institution that provides medical, surgical, or psychiatric care and treatment for the sick or the injured.医院:为病人或伤者提供内外科治疗或心理咨询及治疗的机构Chiefly British A charitable institution, such as an orphanage or a home for the elderly.【多用于英国】 收容所,养老院:一种慈善机构,例如孤儿院或老年收容所A repair shop for specified items:修理所:修理某种特定物品的商店:例句:a doll hospital.洋娃娃修理店
Archaic A hospice for travelers or pilgrims.【古语】 旅客招待所:供旅行者或朝圣者住宿的地方n.attributive.(定语名词)Often used to modify another noun:常用于修饰另一个名词:例句:hospital food; hospital patients.医院提供的食物;住院病人
来源:Middle English [hospice] 中古英语 [旅客招待所] from Old French ospital 源自 古法语 ospital from Medieval Latin hospit3le 源自 中世纪拉丁语 hospit3le from Latin hospit3lis [of a guest] 源自 拉丁语 hospit3lis [客人的] from hospes hospit- [guest] * see ghos-ti- 源自 hospes hospit- [客人] *参见 ghos-ti-