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单词 semiprivate
释义

semiprivate

adjective

semi·​pri·​vate ˌse-mē-ˈprī-vət How to pronounce semiprivate (audio)
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
variants or semi-private
1
a
: having some private and some public features
a semiprivate company
b
: private with some availability to the public
a semiprivate golf course
c
: providing some but not complete privacy
a semiprivate cubicle
2
a
: accommodating usually two or three patients
a semiprivate hospital room
outpatients monitored in semiprivate postoperative rooms
b
: staying or recovering in a room accommodating usually two or three patients
semiprivate inpatients
compare private sense 1e

Example Sentences

a semiprivate room in a hospital
Recent Examples on the Web The two buildings will include a total of 16 private and semiprivate elevators and will each provide 24-hour concierge service. Wells Dusenbury, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Aug. 2021 Residents also have access to various facilities, including tennis courts, basketball courts, a playground and the semiprivate beach. Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2020 Consider the ways in which private physical spaces (like bedrooms), along with semiprivate spaces like motels, bathhouses, and dance clubs, created their own expectations of privacy. Tim Wu, The New York Review of Books, 24 Mar. 2020 Total Bill: $29,894.50, including $16,480 for room and board in a semiprivate psychiatric room and $3,999 for the ER. Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 2 Nov. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Medical Definition

semiprivate

adjective

semi·​pri·​vate -ˈprī-vət How to pronounce semiprivate (audio)
: accommodating usually two or three patients
a semiprivate hospital room
outpatients monitored in semiprivate postoperative rooms
also : staying or recovering in a room accommodating usually two or three patients
semiprivate inpatients
compare private
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