in·fir·ma·ry
noun/ɪnˈfɜːməri/
/ɪnˈfɜːrməri/
(plural infirmaries)
- (often used in names) a hospital
(常用于名称)医院 - He had his leg bandaged in the infirmary.
他的腿在医务室里被包扎起来。 - Surgeons at the Radcliffe Infirmary successfully removed a blood clot from her brain.
拉德克利夫医院的外科医生成功地从她的大脑里取出了一个血块。
Extra ExamplesTopics Healthcarec2- When she collapsed at dinner they took her to the local infirmary.
当她在晚餐时晕倒时,他们带她去了当地的医务室。 - She works at the Radcliffe Infirmary.
她在拉德克利夫医务室工作。
- He had his leg bandaged in the infirmary.
- a special room in a school, prison, etc. for people who are ill
(学校、监狱等的)医务室 - the college infirmary
学院医务室 - He had to remain in the college infirmary for about a fortnight.
他不得不在校医院里待了约两个星期。
- the college infirmary
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin infirmaria, from Latin infirmus, from in- ‘not’ + firmus ‘firm’.