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源自拉丁语 'convalescentia',由 'con-'(一起)和 'valescere'(变得强壮)组成,字面意思是逐渐恢复力量。
❶ 指病后逐渐恢复健康的时期,通常需要休息和调养,是一个缓慢的康复过程。
“After the surgery, she needed a long period of convalescence.”
(手术后,她需要一段长时间的康复期。)
“The doctor advised him to take it easy during his convalescence.”
(医生建议他在康复期间要放松休息。)
in convalescence — 表示正处于康复阶段,通常指病后或手术后的恢复期。
“He is still in convalescence and cannot return to work yet.”
(他仍在康复中,还不能回去工作。)