单词 | amenity bed |
释义 | > as lemmasamenity bed amenity bed n. British a bed in a National Health Service hospital for which a charge is made and which provides the patient with increased privacy. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > bed for sick person > in hospital hospital bed1823 pay-bed1855 cot1874 bed1881 orthopaedic bed1943 amenity bed1948 1948 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 7 Feb. 266/1 We still find that astonishing anomaly the ‘amenity bed’—the bed which has no medical justification but is only to ensure privacy and comfort. 1992 Which? Aug. 428/1 In some NHS hospitals you can pay extra for a separate room (‘amenity bed’), even though your medical treatment is still on the NHS. < as lemmas |
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