hospital
/ˈhɒspɪtəl/noun
1
- an institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people医院。
2
- historical a hospice,especially one run by the Knights Hospitallers〈史〉(尤指僧侣骑士团所办的)慈善招待所。
3
- usu. in names Law, Brit.【律】〈英〉a charitable institution for the education of the young青年教育慈善机构:
Christ's Hospital.
基督慈善学校。
词源
Middle English (in sense 2): via Old French from medieval Latin hospitale, neuter of Latin hospitalis 'hospitable', from hospes, hospit- (see HOST1).