hospital

hospital
noun
  1. an institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people
    医院
  2. (historical)a hospice, especially one run by the Knights Hospitallers
    (史)旅客招待所;救济院(尤指由中世纪军事团体护理人员经营的)
  3. [usu. in names](Law, Brit.)a charitable institution for the education of the young
    (律 英)青年教育慈善机构
    Christ's Hospital.
    基督慈善学校。
语源
  1. Middle English (in sense 2): via Old French from medieval Latin hospitale, neuter of Latin hospitalis 'hospitable', from hospes, hospit- (see host)
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