Word · Frequency #13229
healthcare
医疗保健；保健服务
the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
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the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
通过预防或治疗疾病来保持身心健康的服务
通过预防或治疗疾病来保持身心健康的服务；医疗保健；卫生保健；健康护理；健康服务
In use
Access to affordable healthcare is a basic human right.
Many countries are investing in better healthcare for their citizens.
She decided to pursue a career in healthcare after volunteering at a hospital.
healthcare for [person/group]
for 后接受益对象，表示“为某人提供的医疗保健”。
The government provides free healthcare for all citizens.
政府为所有公民提供免费医疗保健。
[receive/need/provide] healthcare
receive、need、provide 等动词常与 healthcare 搭配，表示接受、需要或提供医疗保健。
Migrants often struggle to receive healthcare in a new country.
移民在新国家往往难以获得医疗保健。
healthcare + noun
healthcare 可直接作定语修饰名词，如 healthcare system、healthcare provider。
Healthcare workers are demanding better pay.
医疗保健工作者正在要求加薪。
work in healthcare
in healthcare 表示“在医疗保健行业”，常与 work 连用。
She has worked in healthcare for over twenty years.
她在医疗保健行业工作了二十多年。
Common mistakes
The government should provide free healthcares for all citizens.The government should provide free healthcare for all citizens.
healthcare 是不可数名词，指医疗保健服务整体，没有复数形式，不能加 -s。
She wants to work in healthcare industry.She wants to work in the healthcare industry.
healthcare 作定语修饰 industry 时，中心词 industry 是单数可数名词，需要加定冠词 the 来特指医疗保健行业。
I felt sick, so I went to healthcare.I felt sick, so I went to see a doctor.
healthcare 是抽象概念，表示医疗保健服务，不能指代具体地点；表达“去看病”应使用 go to see a doctor 或 go to the doctor's。
Connections
Collocations
- healthcare system
- 医疗保健体系
- The country's healthcare system is under pressure.该国的医疗保健体系面临压力。
- healthcare provider
- 医疗保健提供者
- Ask your healthcare provider about the vaccine.向你的医疗保健提供者咨询疫苗事宜。
- healthcare services
- 医疗保健服务
- Rural areas often lack basic healthcare services.农村地区往往缺乏基本的医疗保健服务。
- healthcare professional
- 医疗保健专业人员
- Only a healthcare professional can prescribe this medication.只有医疗保健专业人员才能开具这种药。
- healthcare reform
- 医疗保健改革
- The new healthcare reform aims to reduce costs.新的医疗保健改革旨在降低成本。
- healthcare costs
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：health（健康）+ care（照顾）→ 照顾健康，即医疗保健服务。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：medical services、health policy、health insurance healthcare 通常指医疗保健体系或服务，多用于医疗、公共卫生政策、保险等场合，也见于日常讨论，语气中性偏正式。
Grammar Note
通常作不可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
health、wealth、stealth 与 healthcare 中重读的 health 部分押韵（/helθ/、/welθ/、/stelθ/）。care、share、spare 的拼写和结尾发音与 healthcare 的 -care 相似（/keər/、/ʃeər/、/speər/），但它们是独立重读的单音节词，不与该复合词整体押韵，因为 healthcare 的重音在 health 上。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.