Word · Frequency #21965
convalescents
恢复中的病人；正在康复的人
convalescents is the plural of convalescent.
a person recovering from illness
- 1.
A person recovering from illness.
康复中的病人。
康复中的病人。；恢复中的病人；康复的人
In use
The hospital ward was bright and quiet, which helped the convalescents rest and regain strength.
As a convalescent, she spent most of the day reading in the garden.
The doctor advised the convalescent to take short walks every morning.
convalescent + noun
convalescent 作形容词时通常放在名词前，常见搭配有 convalescent home（疗养院）、convalescent ward（康复病房）等。
She moved to a convalescent home after the operation.
她手术后搬进了一家疗养院。
be convalescent
be convalescent 是系表结构，表示‘处于恢复期’这一状态。
He is still convalescent and cannot return to work.
他仍在康复期，不能回去工作。
be a convalescent
convalescent 也可作名词，指‘恢复中的病人’，其复数形式为 convalescents。
She is a convalescent and needs plenty of rest.
她是一名康复中的病人，需要大量休息。
Common mistakes
He is in convalescent after the operation.He is convalescent after the operation.
convalescent 是形容词，不能放在介词 in 后表示“恢复期”；应去掉 in，直接用 be + convalescent 作表语。
He convalescent at home.He is convalescent at home.
convalescent 是形容词而非动词，不能单独作谓语；作表语时必须加系动词 be，因此 He 后要补上 is。
There are two convalescent in the ward.There are two convalescents in the ward.
作名词时 convalescent 是可数名词，表示“康复中的病人”；指两个病人要用复数形式 convalescents，不能把形容词形式 convalescent 当作名词复数使用。
Connections
Collocations
- convalescent home
- 疗养院；康复院
- After her surgery, grandma spent a month in a convalescent home.手术后，奶奶在疗养院住了一个月。
- convalescent period
- 恢复期；康复期
- Light exercise is recommended during the convalescent period.恢复期建议进行轻度锻炼。
- convalescent care
- 康复护理；恢复期护理
- The hospital provides excellent convalescent care for stroke patients.这家医院为中风患者提供优质的康复护理。
- convalescent ward
- 康复病房
- Nurses moved him to the convalescent ward after the operation.手术后护士把他转到康复病房。
- fellow convalescent
- 康复中的病友
- He exchanged stories with a fellow convalescent in the garden.他在花园里和一位康复中的病友交流经历。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
后缀 -escent 表示“逐渐变得”，如 adolescent（青少年）；convalescent 就是“逐渐恢复健康的人”，想象病人在一天天好转。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医院或康复机构、正式书面描述 该词通常用于医疗、护理或比较正式的书面语境，日常口语中更常说 recovering；作名词指正在康复的人，作形容词指处于康复期的。
Grammar Note
名词复数形式为 convalescents。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以下以 -escent 结尾的词都与 convalescent 押韵（结尾 /-esnt/）：adolescent, incandescent, luminescent, effervescent, obsolescent。注意 convalesce (/ˌkɒnvəˈles/) 与 convalescent 外形相似，但结尾是 /-les/，并不押韵。
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.