Word · Frequency #16377
medic
急救员；医务兵
a person trained to give first aid, especially in the military
- 1.
A physician.
医师
- 2.
any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
苜蓿属的几种旧大陆草本植物之一,开小花,具三出复叶
- 3.
A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.
(尤指军队中)受过急救专门训练的护理人员
- 4.
a medical practitioner in the armed forces
军队中的医疗从业者(军医)
- 5.
A medical student.
医学生
军医；医生；医师；医学生；苜蓿属植物；苜蓿；医师
In use
The farmer planted medic in the field to improve soil fertility.
Medic is a common cover crop that prevents erosion.
The sheep were fed on medic during the winter months.
a medic
medic常指苜蓿属植物，而非医生。
A medic is a herbaceous plant.
苜蓿是一种草本植物。
medics + verb
Medics thrive in well-drained soil.
苜蓿在排水良好的土壤中生长繁茂。
medic + noun
medic作定语时，常与植物学名词搭配。
We studied medic taxonomy.
我们研究了苜蓿分类学。
Connections
Collocations
- combat medic
- 战地医护兵
- The combat medic treated the injured soldier under heavy fire.战地医护兵在猛烈的炮火下救治受伤的士兵。
- field medic
- 野战救护员
- A field medic arrived at the scene within minutes.一名野战救护员几分钟内赶到了现场。
- army medic
- 陆军医护兵
- She worked as an army medic in Afghanistan.她在阿富汗担任陆军医护兵。
- trained medic
- 受过训练的救护员
- Trained medics can save lives before patients reach the hospital.受过训练的救护员能在病人到达医院前挽救生命。
Pop culture & quotes
- MEDIC!
- 医生！In Team Fortress 2, wounded players press the button to shout 'MEDIC!' and ask a teammate for healing.在《军团要塞2》中，受伤的玩家按下按键大喊“医生！”，请求队友治疗。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
medic 以 med- 开头，和 medical（医学的）同源联想：战场上背药箱的急救员，即军医/急救员。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：军队或战地急救、事故或紧急医疗现场、日常口语（提及医生或医学生） 该词的语域随义项而有差异：作“医生、医学生”解时通常是非正式口语用法，多用于日常对话；作“军医、急救员”解时在军事或紧急救护语境中比较常见，语气相对正式。建议根据具体场景选择表达方式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 medic /ˈmɛdɪk/ 完全押韵（押韵需以 /ɛdɪk/ 结尾）。所列 comic、logic、magic、music、topic 都以 /ɪk/ 结尾且拼写相似，但重读元音不同，只是拼写/读音近似词，不是押韵词。medical 以 /ˈmɛdɪk/ 开头，拼写更接近，但多出一个音节，也不押韵。
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
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.