convalescent

🇺🇸 /ˌkɑːnvəˈlesnt/ 🇬🇧 /ˌkɒnvəˈlesnt/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
noun
R

A person who is recovering from an illness or surgery.

The doctor advised the convalescent to take it easy for a few days.

醫生建議康復者在幾天內放鬆休息。

adjective
R

Related to the period of recovery after an illness or surgery.

The patient was moved to a convalescent home for further care.

病人被轉移到康復院接受進一步護理。

translation

n. 康復期病人
adj. 康復期的

詞形變化

Plural convalescents