好词典

diagnosis

UK //ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnəʊ.sɪs//US //ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnoʊ.sɪs//

词源

源自希腊语 'diagnōsis',意为 '辨别' 或 '区分',由 'dia-'(通过)和 'gnōsis'(知识)组成。

noun

❶ 诊断,指医生通过检查病人的症状和体征,确定疾病或健康问题的过程。

“The doctor made a diagnosis of pneumonia after examining the patient.”

(医生在检查病人后诊断为肺炎。)

“Early diagnosis of cancer can significantly improve treatment outcomes.”

(癌症的早期诊断可以显著提高治疗效果。)

❶ 分析或判断问题的原因或性质,常用于非医学领域。

“The engineer's diagnosis of the machine failure was a faulty circuit.”

(工程师对机器故障的诊断是电路问题。)

“A proper diagnosis of the company's financial issues is needed.”

(需要对公司的财务问题进行适当的分析。)

同义词:identification, analysis, assessment, evaluation, determination

常见短语

differential diagnosis — 鉴别诊断,指医生在多种可能的疾病中通过排除法确定最可能的病因。

“The doctor considered several conditions in the differential diagnosis before concluding it was lupus.”

(医生在鉴别诊断中考虑了多种情况,最终确定为狼疮。)

self-diagnosis — 自我诊断,指个人通过自己的观察或网络信息判断自己的健康问题,通常不准确。

“Self-diagnosis based on internet searches can lead to unnecessary anxiety.”

(基于网络搜索的自我诊断可能导致不必要的焦虑。)