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medical + noun
使用此结构表示与医学相关的人或物。
He is a medical student.
他是一名医学生。
体格检查；体检
medicals — plural of medical
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
体格检查；体检
a thorough physical examination, including various tests depending on the person's age, sex, and health
He is a medical student.
他是一名医学生。
全面的体检；包括根据年龄、性别和健康状况进行的各种测试
a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
I can't start the course until I have a medical at the student health center.
在完成学生健康中心的体检之前，我无法开始这门课程。
The airline asks its pilots to get a medical twice a year.
这家航空公司要求其飞行员每年做两次体检。
Several companies now arrange affordable medicals for their staff during working hours.
如今有几家公司在工作时间为员工安排廉价的体检。
使用此结构表示与医学相关的人或物。
He is a medical student.
他是一名医学生。
用于描述健康问题。
She has a medical condition.
她有一种疾病。
medical作名词，意为体格检查。
I need to have a medical before starting the job.
在开始工作前，我需要做一次体检。
Not this
He is a medical.
Use this
He is a doctor.
medical作名词时通常指体格检查，不指医生。表示医生应用doctor。
Not this
I need medical.
Use this
I need a medical.
medical作可数名词表示‘体格检查’时通常与不定冠词a连用，不可漏掉。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
医疗
He is receiving medical treatment for his injury.
他正在接受伤口的医疗。
医疗护理
Access to quality medical care is a basic human right.
获得优质医疗护理是一项基本人权。
病史
The doctor asked about my family's medical history.
医生询问了我家的病史。
病情；医疗状况
Her medical condition has improved significantly.
她的病情显著好转。
医学生
She is a first-year medical student at Harvard.
她是哈佛大学一年级医学生。
进行体格检查
I need to have a medical before starting the new job.
在开始新工作前，我需要做体格检查。
Use medicals naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
看病做体格检查，medical即医学的。
Register: mixed; Settings: healthcare (noun), academic/professional (adjective); Note: 名词‘medical’多用于非正式口语，形容词‘medical’常见于正式书面语。
All listed words share the spelling ending -ical with 'medical', but none rhyme because the stressed vowel (or syllable position) differs. 'Political' has stress on the second syllable; the others on the first. The vowel sound in the final syllable also varies (e.g., /ɪ/ vs. /ə/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.