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a midwife who/that...
用定语从句修饰助产士
She is a midwife who has delivered over 500 babies.
她是一位助产士，已经接生了500多个婴儿。
助产士
midwives — plural of midwife
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助产士
A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
She is a midwife who has delivered over 500 babies.
她是一位助产士，已经接生了500多个婴儿。
受过训练协助妇女分娩的人,通常为女性,非医生
A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
擅长帮助接生的女性
a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
The midwife coached the mother through the entire labor process.
助产士在整个分娩过程中指导那位母亲。
She decided to become a midwife after witnessing a home birth.
在目睹一次家庭分娩后，她决定成为一名助产士。
A midwife offers prenatal care and postpartum support to new families.
助产士为新家庭提供产前护理和产后支持。
用定语从句修饰助产士
She is a midwife who has delivered over 500 babies.
她是一位助产士，已经接生了500多个婴儿。
表示职业身份
After graduating, she worked as a midwife in a rural clinic.
毕业后，她在一家乡村诊所担任助产士。
助产士作为主语执行动作
The midwife carefully monitored the mother's contractions.
助产士仔细监测了产妇的宫缩。
Not this
She midwifes babies.
Use this
She works as a midwife.
midwife是名词，不能直接作动词使用，应改为'works as a midwife'来表达职业。
Not this
There are three midwifes in the hospital.
Use this
There are three midwives in the hospital.
midwife的复数形式是不规则的，应为midwives而不是midwifes。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
受过培训的助产士
A trained midwife can handle most deliveries.
训练有素的助产士可以处理大多数分娩情况。
社区助产士
The community midwife visits new mothers at home.
社区助产士会到家中探访新妈妈。
助产士预约
She has a midwife appointment next week.
她下周有助产士预约。
叫助产士
It's time to call the midwife.
该叫助产士了。
助产士主导的护理
Many women choose midwife-led care for low-risk pregnancies.
许多低风险妊娠的孕妇选择助产士主导的护理。
呼叫助产士
‘Call the Midwife’ is a popular British television series about a group of midwives in the poverty-stricken East End of London in the 1950s and 1960s.
《呼叫助产士》是一部英国热门电视剧，讲述1950至1960年代伦敦东区贫困地区一群助产士的故事。
Use midwives naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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mid（中间）+wife（妻子）→ 分娩时守在产妇身边、像“中间的妻子”一样接生的人——助产士。
语域：neutral 常见场景：hospital maternity ward、midwifery textbook、birth records 该词为中性正式用语，多用于医疗、孕产等专业场合；日常口语中较少使用，通常出现在书面或正式语境中。
与 midwife 真正押韵的词包括 wife、life、knife、strife（均以 /aɪf/ 结尾）；注意 midriff /ˈmɪdrɪf/ 和 midfield /ˈmɪdˌfiːld/ 拼写相近但发音不同，并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.