Word · Frequency #7399
diagnostic
诊断的；有助于诊断的；特征的
concerned with or used for diagnosis; characteristic or indicative of a disease
- 1.
Of, or relating to diagnosis.
与诊断有关的
- 2.
Characteristic of a particular disease.
某种疾病的特征
- 3.
Serving to indicate or specify a particular item or thing within a group of similar things.
用于指示或指定一组相似事物中的特定项目或事物。
- 4.
Intended to assess a student's preexisting knowledge on the material being taught.
旨在评估学生对所教授材料的已有知识。
- 5.
Characteristic of a particular taxon or clade.
特定分类单元或进化支的特征。
与诊断有关的；某种疾病的特征；用于指示或指定一组相似事物中的特定项目或事物。；旨在评估学生对所教授材料的已有知识。；特定分类单元或进化支的特征。
In use
The doctor ordered a series of diagnostic tests to identify the cause of her symptoms.
A high fever is often diagnostic of a bacterial infection.
The software includes a diagnostic that checks for common errors.
be diagnostic of sth
用于形容某症状或特征对疾病的诊断意义。
The rash is diagnostic of measles.
这种皮疹是麻疹的特征性症状。
run a diagnostic
常用作名词，指诊断程序或测试。
The technician ran a diagnostic on the computer.
技术人员对计算机进行了诊断。
diagnostic test
形容词用法，修饰名词表示诊断性的。
Connections
Collocations
- diagnostic test
- 诊断测试
- The doctor ordered a diagnostic test to determine the cause of the symptoms.医生要求进行诊断测试以确定症状的原因。
- diagnostic tool
- 诊断工具
- MRI is a powerful diagnostic tool for detecting brain tumors.磁共振成像是检测脑肿瘤的强大诊断工具。
- diagnostic criteria
- 诊断标准
- The new diagnostic criteria help identify the disease at an early stage.新的诊断标准有助于在早期阶段识别该疾病。
- diagnostic procedure
- 诊断程序
- A biopsy is a common diagnostic procedure for cancer.活检是癌症常见的诊断程序。
- diagnostic imaging
- 诊断成像
- Diagnostic imaging techniques such as X-rays and CT scans are widely used.X光和CT扫描等诊断成像技术被广泛使用。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
诊断(diagnostic): '带个闹死踢课'，想象医生带诊断仪，病人闹得要死，还踢课桌。
Context & Register
“diagnostic”作形容词时，通常用于医学或技术语境，表示与诊断相关的，语气比较正式，常见于书面和专业场合。
Grammar Note
The adjective is commonly used attributively or predicatively, often in medical contexts. The noun can be uncountable (process) or countable (specific test or sign).
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with matching stress and vowel (rhyme with diagnostic's second syllable /ˈnɒstɪk/): prognostic, agnostic, acrostic. Words with similar '-stic' spelling but different stress or vowel: plastic (stress on first syllable, vowel /æ/), elastic (stress on second but vowel /æ/), fantastic (stress on second but vowel /æ/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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