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）.