Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #384
patient
患者；病人
A person or animal receiving medical care.
- 1.
A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health practitioner, or other person educated in health care.
接受医生、护士、牙医、专职医疗人员或其他受过医疗保健教育者提供的医疗保健的人或动物
- 2.
a person who requires medical care
需要医疗照护的人
- 3.
The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
语义上处于动词动作接受端的名词或名词短语
- 4.
the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
语义角色,指从句中动词所表示事件中不是施事但直接参与或受影响的主体
- 5.
One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.
被动受影响的人或事物；被动接受者
受事；被动接受者；受影响者；接受医生、护士、牙医、专职医疗人员或其他受过医疗保健教育者提供的医疗保健的人或动物；需要医疗照护的人；语义上处于动词动作接受端的名词或名词短语
In use
The doctor asked the patient to describe his symptoms.
The nurse checked on the patient every two hours.
A new patient filled out the registration form at the clinic.
the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly
a patient
可数名词，前面可用不定冠词。
The doctor is examining a patient.
医生正在检查一个病人。
patients with + illness
表示患有某种疾病的病人。
Patients with diabetes need regular check-ups.
患有糖尿病的病人需要定期检查。
Connections
Collocations
- patient care
- 病人护理
- Nurses are responsible for direct patient care.护士负责直接病人护理。
- patient safety
- 患者安全
- Hospitals must prioritize patient safety at all times.医院必须始终优先考虑患者安全。
- patient rights
- 患者权利
- Every patient has the right to informed consent.每位患者都有知情同意的权利。
- patient history
- 病史
- The doctor reviewed the patient's medical history.医生回顾了患者的病史。
- patient outcome
- 患者结果
- Early diagnosis improves patient outcomes.早期诊断改善患者结局。
- patient visit
Learner notes
Memory Tip
利用同形记忆：名词patient（病人）和形容词patient（耐心的）拼写相同，想象病人在医院耐心等待治疗。
Context & Register
通常用于医疗场景，指接受治疗的患者。在语言学中也可指受事者，但较专业。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'impatient' rhymes with 'patient' (both have stressed vowel /eɪ/ and ending /ʃənt/). The other words share the spelling '-ient' but differ in pronunciation: 'ancient' has an extra /n/ before /ʃənt/; 'efficient' and 'sufficient' have stressed vowel /ɪ/; 'quotient' has stressed vowel /oʊ/; 'obedient' uses /diənt/ instead of /ʃənt/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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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