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5月12日,是一年一度的国际护士节。
在疫情反复下,除了医生,我们还要和这群白衣天使们说一声:“谢谢你!”
国际护士节的英语是International Nurses Day。今天就和英大一起来学一学nurse这个单词吧。
nurse作为“护士”,它的定义是:
a person trained to care for people who are ill or not able to care for themselves because of injury or old age, and who may also help doctors in treating people.
被培训来照顾生病的或因受伤、年老而不能照顾自己的人,也可以是帮助医生治疗的人
除了“护士”,你还知道nurse的其他意思吗?
前缀nur-表示“养育”,作为名词的nurse还表示“奶妈”、“保姆”、“保护树”(一种植物)。
作为动词时,nurse则引申为“护理”、“照顾”、“吃奶”。
明白了nurse的本义,我们就能明白下面几个词的由来了:
nurture /'nə:tʃə/
If you nurture something such as a young child or a young plant, you care for it while it is growing and developing. 养育
If you nurture plans, ideas, or people, you encourage them or help them to develop. 培养
nourish /nʌrɪʃ/
To nourish a person, animal, or plant means to provide them with the food that is necessary for life, growth, and good health. 为…提供营养
最后,再一起来看看关于nurse的词组吧。