Word · Frequency #15501
psychiatry
精神病学
the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
- 1.
The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.
医学分支,专注于心理和行为健康,通过主观诊断、治疗或预防精神障碍(精神疾病)和行为状况。
- 2.
the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
处理精神障碍诊断和治疗的医学分支
医学分支,专注于心理和行为健康,通过主观诊断、治疗或预防精神障碍(精神疾病)和行为状况。；处理精神障碍诊断和治疗的医学分支；精神病治疗；[医] 精神病学
In use
She decided to study psychiatry after volunteering at a mental health clinic.
Advances in psychiatry have improved the treatment of depression and anxiety.
He chose psychiatry because he wanted to help people with severe mental illness.
study psychiatry
study 在此作及物动词，后接学科名称，表示“攻读/学习”。
She plans to study psychiatry at medical school.
她计划在医学院学习精神病学。
specialize in psychiatry
specialize in 是固定搭配，后接专业领域，表示“以……为专业”。
After completing his residency, he decided to specialize in psychiatry.
完成住院医师培训后，他决定专攻精神病学。
in psychiatry
介词 in 加学科名词，表示“在……领域”，常与 work、expert 等搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- child psychiatry
- 儿童精神病学
- She specializes in child psychiatry.她专攻儿童精神病学。
- forensic psychiatry
- 法医精神病学
- Forensic psychiatry deals with mental disorders in legal contexts.法医精神病学处理法律情境中的精神障碍。
- clinical psychiatry
- 临床精神病学
- He has years of experience in clinical psychiatry.他在临床精神病学方面有多年的经验。
- department of psychiatry
- 精神病学系；精神科
- She works in the department of psychiatry at the university hospital.她在大学医院的精神科工作。
- practice psychiatry
- 从事精神病学工作
- He practices psychiatry in a small clinic.他在一家小诊所从事精神病学工作。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想psych-（心理）和-iatry（治疗）：心理疾病需要医生治疗，即精神病学。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：medical education、clinical practice、healthcare discussion 该词是医学领域的标准术语，通常用于医疗、学术或正式讨论，日常交流中也可使用，但语气偏正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Podiatry (/pəˈdaɪətri/) genuinely rhymes with psychiatry: both have stressed /aɪ/ followed by /ətri/. Psychology (/saɪˈkɒlədʒi/) and psychiatric (/ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk/) are spelling lookalikes sharing 'psych', but they do not rhyme: psychology ends /-kɒlədʒi/ and psychiatric ends /-kiˈætrɪk/. Psalm (/sɑːm/) demonstrates the silent p in ps-, but its vowel is different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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