Word · Frequency #12759
physiotherapists
理疗师；物理治疗师
physiotherapists is the plural of physiotherapist.
physiotherapist
- 1.
therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder
通过锻炼和其他物理治疗手段治疗损伤或功能障碍的治疗师
通过锻炼和其他物理治疗手段治疗损伤或功能障碍的治疗师；物理疗法家；理疗家；[医] 理疗医师；理疗学家
In use
After my knee surgery, the physiotherapist showed me gentle exercises to rebuild strength.
My doctor recommended that I see a physiotherapist for my back pain.
The physiotherapists at the clinic helped her walk again after the accident.
see a physiotherapist
常与 see、visit 等动词搭配，表示去看理疗师。
You should see a physiotherapist about that knee injury.
你应该就膝盖的伤去看理疗师。
work as a physiotherapist
work as 后接职业名词，说明某人的职业身份。
She works as a physiotherapist in a local hospital.
她在当地一家医院担任物理治疗师。
be referred to a physiotherapist
be referred to 表示由医生转诊给专科治疗师。
After the examination, the doctor referred him to a physiotherapist.
检查后，医生将他转给理疗师。
Common mistakes
The physiotherapy examined my injured knee and gave me exercises.The physiotherapist examined my injured knee and gave me exercises.
physiotherapy 指‘物理治疗’这种疗法，而不是人；表示‘理疗师/物理治疗师’要用 physiotherapist。句中主语是实施检查的人，因此应改为指人的名词。
I went to physiotherapist last week because of my back pain.I went to a physiotherapist last week because of my back pain.
physiotherapist 是可数名词单数，前面需要加限定词（如冠词 a）。汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉，但英语不能说 went to physiotherapist。
Connections
Collocations
- see a physiotherapist
- 看物理治疗师
- You should see a physiotherapist about your back pain.你应该为背部疼痛去看物理治疗师。
- a qualified physiotherapist
- 一名合格的物理治疗师
- She is a qualified physiotherapist with ten years of experience.她是一位有十年经验的合格物理治疗师。
- consult a physiotherapist
- 咨询物理治疗师
- The doctor advised me to consult a physiotherapist for my knee injury.医生建议我就膝盖受伤咨询物理治疗师。
- sports physiotherapist
- 运动物理治疗师
- The team hired a sports physiotherapist to help the players recover faster.球队聘请了一名运动物理治疗师来帮助球员更快恢复。
- be referred to a physiotherapist
- 被转诊给物理治疗师
- After the operation, I was referred to a physiotherapist.手术后，我被转诊给物理治疗师。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：physio（身体） + therapist（治疗师）→ 用运动与手法治疗身体的理疗师。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：medical clinics、rehabilitation centers、sports injury treatment physiotherapist 是标准的职业名称，多用于医疗、康复等正式语境；日常口语中可能更常说 physio。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Therapist and psychotherapist rhyme with physiotherapist (/ˈθerəpɪst/). Spelling lookalikes like specialist, dentist, and artist end in -ist but have different vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme.
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。
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