of, relating to, or used in surgery (与)外科(有关)的 a surgical dressing. 外科包扎。 a surgical ward. 外科病房。 ■(of a special garment or appliance) worn to correct or relieve an injury, illness, or deformity (特殊服装,用具)用于矫正畸形的;用于缓解疾病(或伤痛)的 surgical stockings. 治疗性长袜。 ■(figurative)denoting something done with great precision, especially a swift and highly accurate military attack from the air (喻)精确的,外科手术式的(尤指迅速而准确的空中军事打击) surgical bombing. 外科手术式的轰炸。
派生 surgically adverb 语源
late 18th cent. (earlier as chirurgical): from French cirurgical, from Old French sirurgie (see surgery)