dispensary

IPA/dɪˈspensəri/
KK[dɪspˈɛnsɚi]IPA/dɪˈspensəri/

dispensary — 名詞

  • dispensarysingular
  • dispensariesplural

1. a room or counter inside a hospital, clinic, or similar place where a trained pe

1.名詞B2
釋義

藥局；藥房

醫院或診所內配發藥品的場所

a room or counter inside a hospital, clinic, or similar place where a trained person prepares medicines and hands them out to patients

例句

Hana waited at the hospital dispensary to collect her mother's pain medicine.

Hana 在醫院藥局等候領取母親的止痛藥。

collocation: hospital dispensary

The dispensary on the ground floor opens at eight every morning.

一樓的藥局每天早上八點開放。

常見搭配
  • hospital dispensary
  • clinic dispensary
  • dispensary counter
  • dispensary staff
  • go to the dispensary for
同義詞
  • pharmacy

    pharmacy is broader — it can refer to a hospital department or a standalone shop; dispensary almost always implies a place within a larger institution

  • chemist

    British term for a retail pharmacy; less likely to be used for a hospital dispensary

  • drugstore

    American term for a shop selling medicines alongside other goods; a drugstore is always a retail business, not a hospital facility

用法筆記

A dispensary is usually part of a larger institution such as a hospital or clinic. For a standalone shop selling medicines, pharmacy, chemist, or drugstore are more common terms in everyday English.

常見錯誤

I bought aspirin at the dispensary on the high street.
I bought aspirin at the pharmacy on the high street.
A dispensary is nearly always inside a hospital or clinic, not a standalone retail shop.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • dispensary counter
  • dispensary staff
  • dispensary hours

常用片語

  • hospital dispensary
  • clinic dispensary
  • go to the dispensary for

介系詞搭配

  • at the dispensary
  • to the dispensary
  • from the dispensary