单词 | hospital |
释义 | hospital /hos"pi tl/, n. 1. an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment. 2. a similar establishment for the care of animals. 3. a repair shop for specific portable objects: violin hospital; doll hospital. 4. Brit. an institution supported by charity or taxes for the care of the needy, as an orphanage or old people's home. [1250-1300; ME hospitale < ML, n. use of neut. of L hospitalis hospitable, equiv. to hospit- (see HOSPITIUM) + -alis -AL1] |
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