Word · Frequency #6120
caregiver
照料者；护理者
a person who helps to identify, prevent, or treat illness or disability
- 1.
a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
帮助识别、预防或治疗疾病或残疾的人
- 2.
a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult
负责照顾儿童或无自理能力成年人的人
帮助识别、预防或治疗疾病或残疾的人；负责照顾儿童或无自理能力成年人的人；照料者；护理者
In use
My grandmother's caregiver helps her take her medicine every morning.
Many caregivers feel they lack enough support from their communities.
She works as a caregiver for an elderly couple who live next door.
caregiver for [somebody]
She is the caregiver for her elderly father.
她是她年迈父亲的照料者。
caregiver to [somebody]
He worked as a caregiver to an elderly woman with dementia.
他曾给一位患痴呆症的老太太当护工。
be a caregiver
caregiver 是可数名词，复数形式为 caregivers。
Connections
Collocations
- family caregiver
- 家庭照料者
- She became a family caregiver when her mother fell ill.母亲生病后，她成了一名家庭照料者。
- primary caregiver
- 主要照料者
- As the primary caregiver, he manages all of his father's appointments.作为主要照料者，他负责安排父亲的所有就诊。
- caregiver support
- 照料者支持
- The hospital offers caregiver support groups every Tuesday.医院每周二提供照料者支持小组。
- caregiver burden
- 照料者负担
- Many studies examine the caregiver burden on working adults.许多研究关注在职成年人的照料者负担。
- caregiver stress
- 照料者压力
- Regular breaks can help reduce caregiver stress.定期休息有助于减轻照料者的压力。
- informal caregiver
Learner notes
Memory Tip
care（照顾）＋giver（给予者）＝把照顾给予别人的人，记住递出 care 的人就是 caregiver。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：医疗护理、家庭照护、社会服务 该词为中性常用词，通常用于正式或半正式场合，如医疗、养老及家庭照护等语境；口语中也通用，但在日常非正式表达中不如 caretaker 或 carer 常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
giver、liver、river 与 caregiver 的第二部分 (-giver / -iver) 押韵；hair 与第一个音节 care /kɛr/ 押韵。careful 虽共享拼写 'care'，但读音为 /ˈkɛrfəl/，与 caregiver 并不押韵，注意区分。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.