consultants
consultants — 名詞
- consultantssingular
- consultantsesplural
1. people whose job is to give expert advice to businesses, organizations, or indiv
顧問；諮詢師
提供專業建議的人
people whose job is to give expert advice to businesses, organizations, or individuals about a particular field or problem.
The company hired outside consultants to help with the digital marketing strategy.
那間公司聘請了外部顧問來協助制定數位行銷策略。
collocation: hired + consultants
Anya worked as a management consultant for five years before starting her own firm.
Anya 在自行創立公司之前，擔任了五年的管理顧問。
A team of financial consultants reviewed the budget and suggested several cost cuts.
一組財務顧問審查了預算，並提出了幾項削減成本的建議。
Jabari's uncle is an IT consultant who helps schools set up computer networks.
Jabari 的叔叔是一名 IT 顧問，協助學校建置電腦網路。
Small businesses often bring in consultants when they lack in-house expertise.
小型企業常在自己缺乏內部專業知識時引進顧問。
- adviser
more general; can refer to anyone who gives advice, not necessarily for a fee
- expert
emphasises deep knowledge rather than the professional role of giving advice
- specialist
focuses on a narrow field of expertise, often used in medicine and technical professions
用法筆記
Consultants is the plural of consultant. The word is often used with a preceding field or area of specialisation (e.g. management consultant, design consultant).
常見錯誤
2. senior doctors in a hospital who have finished training in one medical specialty
顧問醫師
醫療體系中最高層級的專科醫師
senior doctors in a hospital who have finished training in one medical specialty and are responsible for treating patients and directing a team within that field.
Noa was referred to a consultant dermatologist after the skin rash did not improve.
Noa 的皮膚疹子沒有好轉，因此被轉診給皮膚科顧問醫師。
pattern: referred to + consultant + specialist field
Putri's mother has an appointment with a consultant cardiologist next Tuesday morning.
Putri 的母親下週二早上約診了心臟科顧問醫師。
The hospital has hired two new consultant surgeons for the cancer treatment centre.
那間醫院為癌症治療中心新聘了兩名外科顧問醫師。
After examining the X-rays, the consultant explained the treatment options to the patient.
檢視過X光片之後，顧問醫師向病人說明了治療選項。
Zayd worked as a consultant psychiatrist at a large teaching hospital in London.
Zayd 曾經在倫敦一家大型教學醫院擔任精神科顧問醫師。
- specialist
more general; any doctor with advanced training in one area, not necessarily the most senior
- attending physician
US term for a senior doctor responsible for patient care in a hospital
- senior doctor
non-technical term that avoids confusion with the advisory sense of consultant
用法筆記
This sense is used in British and Commonwealth medical systems. In the US the equivalent role is usually called an attending physician or specialist. The word can be used alone (the consultant) when the medical context is clear, or followed by the specialty (consultant paediatrician, consultant obstetrician).