caregiver
caregiver — 名詞
- caregiversingular
- caregiversplural
1. A person who looks after a child, an older adult, or someone who is ill or has a
照護者
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A person who looks after a child, an older adult, or someone who is ill or has a disability. Caregivers can be unpaid family members or paid professionals who provide this care in homes or facilities.
Mei-Lin became her father's primary caregiver after his surgery.
Mei-Lin 在父親手術後成了他的主要照護者。
primary caregiver — common collocation for the main person providing care
The home-care agency sent a trained caregiver to visit Mr. Chen each morning.
居家照護機構每天早上派一位受過訓練的照護者去探望陳先生。
trained caregiver — professional context
Diego works as a caregiver at a center for adults with memory loss.
Diego 在一間失智成人照護中心擔任照護者。
Support groups for caregivers helped Yara feel less alone and overwhelmed.
照護者支持團體幫助 Yara 減輕了孤獨與不堪負荷的感覺。
caregiver support groups — common compound-noun pattern
- primary caregiver
- family caregiver
- professional caregiver
- full-time caregiver
- caregiver for
- caregiver support group
- carer
the standard term in British English; used especially for family members who provide unpaid care
- healthcare worker
broader term that includes nurses, doctors, and other medical professionals, not only personal care
- attendant
more formal and narrower; often refers to paid care in a hospital or institution
用法筆記
Often modified by words that describe the type or role: primary caregiver, family caregiver, professional caregiver, or full-time caregiver. Followed by for when specifying who is cared for (a caregiver for her elderly mother). In British English, carer is the more common term for unpaid family care.
常見錯誤
同根字
- care名詞A2
- care動詞A2
- caregiving名詞C1
- caretaker名詞B2