physician

/fɪˈzɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /fɪˈzɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /fə-ˈzi-shən/ (ame, mw)

physician — noun

  • physiciansingular
  • physiciansplural

1. a doctor with medical training and a license to treat illness, especially in gen

1.名詞C1
釋義

a doctor with medical training and a license to treat illness, especially in general medicine rather than surgery.

例句

The emergency physician checked Leo's breathing before the ambulance doors closed.

hospital role: emergency physician

After three weeks of stomach pain, Nora finally saw a physician.

pattern: see a physician

同義詞
  • doctor

    broader and more common in everyday speech

  • clinician

    formal and broader; can include some health professionals who are not physicians

  • internist

    more specific; a physician specializing in adult internal medicine

  • general practitioner

    focuses on primary care, especially in British English

文法句型

see a physician

consult a physician

family/emergency physician

用法筆記

More formal than 'doctor' and common in hospital titles, official forms, and medical writing. In everyday conversation, people usually say 'doctor', and 'physician' is not normally used for dentists or animal doctors.

常見錯誤

❌The physician operated on my knee yesterday.
✅The surgeon operated on my knee yesterday.
💡an operation is done by a surgeon; 'physician' usually does not highlight surgical work.
❌Our cat needs a physician.
✅Our cat needs a vet.
💡'physician' is used for human medical doctors, not animal doctors.