clinical
/ˈklɪnɪkəl/adjective
1
- of or relating to the observation and treatment of actual patients rather than theoretical or laboratory studies临床的, 临诊的：
clinical medicine
临床医学
clinical drug trials.
临床药物试验。
1.1
- (of a disease or condition) causing observable and recognizable symptoms（疾病, 病况）引起明显症状的。
2
- very efficient and without feeling; coldly detached冷静能干的, 客观的; 冷淡疏远的, 不偏不倚的：
nothing was left to chance-everything was clinical.
再不能冒险了——一切都得客观冷静处置。
2.1
- (of a room or building) bare, functional, and clean（房间, 建筑物）简洁实用的。
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