Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #12197
midwives
助产士
midwives is the plural of midwife.
A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
- 1.
A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
受过训练协助妇女分娩的人,通常为女性,非医生
- 2.
a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
擅长帮助接生的女性
受过训练协助妇女分娩的人,通常为女性,非医生；擅长帮助接生的女性；接生婆；[医] 助产士
In use
The midwife coached the mother through the entire labor process.
She decided to become a midwife after witnessing a home birth.
A midwife offers prenatal care and postpartum support to new families.
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。
work as a midwife
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。
the midwife + verb
助产士作为主语执行动作
Connections
Collocations
- trained midwife
- 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。
- community midwife
- 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。
- midwife appointment
- 助产士预约
- She has a midwife appointment next week.她下周有助产士预约。
- call the midwife
- 叫助产士
- It's time to call the midwife.该叫助产士了。
- midwife-led care
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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。
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