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ambulatory

UK //ˈæm.bjʊ.lə.tər.i//US //ˈæm.bjə.lə.tɔːr.i//

词源

源自拉丁语 'ambulatorius',意为 '与行走相关的',来自 'ambulare'(行走)。

adjective

❶ 指与行走或移动相关的,常用于描述能够行走的病人或医疗设施的设计。

“After the surgery, the patient became ambulatory within two days.”

(手术后,病人在两天内就能下床行走了。)

“The hospital has an ambulatory care unit for outpatients.”

(医院设有门诊病人的流动护理单元。)

❶ 指建筑中可移动或可改变的部分,如某些教堂的回廊。

“The ambulatory of the cathedral allows visitors to walk around the altar.”

(大教堂的回廊让访客可以绕着祭坛行走。)

“The ambulatory was added to the church in the 12th century.”

(这座教堂的回廊是在12世纪加建的。)

同义词:mobile, walking, movable, itinerant, peripatetic

常见短语

ambulatory care — 指为不需要住院的病人提供的医疗服务,通常在门诊或诊所进行。

“The hospital expanded its ambulatory care services to reduce waiting times.”

(医院扩大了门诊服务以减少等待时间。)