hospice

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n. 旅客住宿处, 收容所

发音

US /ˈhɑspɪs/
其它
UK /ˈhɒspɪs/

词形变化

hospices 复数 hospices

教材释义与例句

名词

收容所；旅客招待所；救济院

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    A lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a monastic order.

    可数 过时 不可数
  2. 2.

    The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.

    临终关怀

    不可数 可数
  3. 3.

    A specialized facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill.

    安养院

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

housing lodging

词源

Borrowed from French hospice, from Old French hospise, from Latin hospitium (“hospitality, an inn”). Doublet of hospitium.

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