clin·i·cal
adjective/ˈklɪnɪkl/
/ˈklɪnɪkl/
- [only before noun] relating to the examination and treatment of patients and their illnesses
临床的；临床诊断的 - clinical research (= done on patients, not just considering theory)
临床研究 - clinical training (= the part of a doctor’s training done in a hospital)
临床培训 - She regarded her patients from a purely clinical standpoint.
她纯粹从医治的角度来对待病人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- purely
- almost
- about
- clinical research (= done on patients, not just considering theory)
- (disapproving) cold and calm and without feeling or sympathy
冷淡的；无动于衷的；无同情心的 - He watched her suffering with clinical detachment.
他无动于衷地看着她受苦。 - How can you be so cold and clinical about your son’s accident?
你怎么能对你儿子的事故这么冷漠？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- purely
- almost
- about
- He watched her suffering with clinical detachment.
- (disapproving) (of a room, building, etc.) very plain; without decoration
简陋的；无装饰的 - Everything in the nursery was white and clinical and there were no pictures on the walls.
托儿所里的一切都是白色的、临床的，墙上没有任何照片。
- Everything in the nursery was white and clinical and there were no pictures on the walls.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Greek klinikē ‘bedside’, from klinē ‘bed’. + -al.