Word
orthodontist
正畸医生；牙齿矫正医生
a dentist who specializes in preventing or correcting irregularities of the teeth
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An orthodontic dentist.
正畸医生:从事口腔正畸的牙科医生。
正畸医生:从事口腔正畸的牙科医生。；畸齿校整医生；[医] 正牙学家
In use
My dentist said I should see an orthodontist about my crooked teeth.
The orthodontist fitted her with braces to correct her bite.
Many orthodontists offer a free first consultation for new patients.
see an orthodontist
see 在这里是‘就诊’的意思，表示因牙齿问题去看正畸医生。
You should see an orthodontist about your crooked teeth.
你应该去看正畸医生，处理你的牙齿不齐。
go to the orthodontist
这里用定冠词 the，泛指去正畸诊所或正畸医生那里，不特指某一位医生。
She goes to the orthodontist every month for adjustments.
她每月去正畸医生那里调整牙齿。
work as an orthodontist
表示职业时常用 work as + a/an + 职业名词。
He works as an orthodontist in a city clinic.
他是一名城市诊所的正畸医生。
make an appointment with an orthodontist
预约看病常用 make an appointment with + 医生名称。
I need to make an appointment with an orthodontist.
我需要预约一位正畸医生。
Common mistakes
I need to see orthodontist about my crooked teeth.I need to see an orthodontist about my crooked teeth.
orthodontist 是可数名词，单数前需要冠词；汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉。这里第一次提到、不特指，用不定冠词 an。
She is studying orthodontist at university.She is studying orthodontics at university.
orthodontist 指人（正畸医生），学科名称是 orthodontics（正畸学）。表达“学习某个专业”要用表示学科的 -ics 名词。
There are two orthodontist in this hospital.There are two orthodontists in this hospital.
可数名词前有 two 等复数数量时要用复数形式，orthodontist 的复数是规则的 orthodontists；汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易忽略 -s。
Connections
Collocations
- see an orthodontist
- 看正畸医生
- You should see an orthodontist if your teeth are crowded.如果你的牙齿拥挤，你应该去看正畸医生。
- visit an orthodontist
- 拜访正畸医生
- She visits an orthodontist every month for her braces.她每个月都去拜访正畸医生调整牙套。
- orthodontist appointment
- 正畸医生预约
- I have an orthodontist appointment tomorrow morning.我明天上午有一个正畸医生预约。
- consult an orthodontist
- 咨询正畸医生
- My dentist advised me to consult an orthodontist about my bite.我的牙医建议我就咬合问题咨询正畸医生。
- orthodontist's office
- 正畸诊所
- The orthodontist's office is closed on Sundays.正畸诊所周日关门。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
ortho（矫正）+ dont（齿）→ 矫正牙齿的医生，可联想“牙套哥把歪牙排直”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：牙科诊所咨询、健康科普文章、牙科病历记录 orthodontist 是标准的牙科专业术语，指专门做牙齿矫正的医生。它多见于医疗咨询、健康科普和病历记录等场合，日常口语中有些人会用更随意的说法代替，但该词本身语气并不生硬，属于中性偏正式的常用词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
本组没有与 orthodontist 真正押韵的常用词。dentist、artist、typist 虽然词尾 -tist/-pist 拼写相似，但重读元音不同，只是形近/音近词。orthodontics、orthopedic、orthodox 都以 ortho- 开头，容易看错，但重音和元音差别较大。
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.