| 单词 | doctorspeak |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdoctorspeak doctorspeak n. somewhat depreciative a style of writing and speaking considered characteristic of doctors and other medical professionals, esp. in containing technical jargon or being obfuscatory. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > register > [noun] > jargon > used by other groups indenture Englisha1568 water language1702 jockeyism1802 slum1812 Polari1846 stable-language1856 scientificism1860 water-slang1860 Oxfordish1863 galley-slang1867 pitmatic1885 commercialese1910 legalese1911 academese1917 Hollywoodese1920 businessese1921 Hollywoodism1925 trade unionese1927 advertisingese1929 officese1935 sociologese1940 Whitehallese1940 Newspeak1949 patter1949 Pentagonese1950 educationese1958 computerese1960 managementese1961 spacespeak1963 computer-speak1968 techno-jargon1972 business-speak1973 Eurospeak1975 Euro-jargon1976 technospeak1976 doctorspeak1977 corporate-speak1978 medspeak1979 mellowspeak1979 technobabble1981 teenspeak1982 management-speak1986 codespeak1987 1977 Cullman (Alabama) Times 5 Oct. 5/3 Doctorspeak is that peculiar language spoken by hospital personnel and doctors which carefully conceals a patient's true condition. 1996 J. Graedon & T. Graedon People's Pharmacy (new rev. ed.) ii. 32 Most of these medications actually cause more dangerous heart rhythms than they cure. In doctorspeak, they are ‘pro-arrhythmic’. 2019 Sunday Times (Nexis) 14 July (Mag.) There's no treatment [for measles]. Management is basically ‘supportive’, which is doctorspeak for helping you with your breathing while your body attempts to fight off this virus. < as lemmas |
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