family physician
family physician — 名詞
1. A doctor who is trained to diagnose and treat common illnesses and injuries, and
家庭醫師
在社區提供一般醫療的醫生
A doctor who is trained to diagnose and treat common illnesses and injuries, and who looks after the general health of people living in a particular local area.
When Eve's children caught a fever, she took them to the family physician in town.
Eve 的孩子發燒時，她帶他們去找鎮上的家庭醫師。
collocation: take [someone] to a family physician
Brooke has seen the same family physician since she moved to the neighbourhood.
Brooke 自從搬到這個社區，就一直由同一位家庭醫師看診。
duration: seen the same family physician since [time]
The family physician near Adaeze's house saved her father by spotting a heart attack early.
Adaeze 家附近的那位家庭醫師及早發現了心臟病發作的徵兆，救了她父親一命。
Antonia called her family physician when her son's sore throat did not get better.
Antonia 打電話給她的家庭醫師，因為兒子的喉嚨痛一直沒有好轉。
- family doctor
more informal and more common in everyday speech; identical in meaning
- general practitioner
similar role; 'general practitioner' (GP) sometimes refers to a doctor without formal residency training in family medicine, though the terms overlap heavily
- specialist
a doctor who treats only one organ system or disease type, unlike a family physician who treats the whole person
用法筆記
Often used with a possessive ('my / your / her family physician') or with 'the' when referring to the specific doctor a person regularly visits.
2. A doctor who has completed specialized training in family medicine and provides
全科醫師
受訓涵蓋各年齡層的專科醫師
A doctor who has completed specialized training in family medicine and provides ongoing medical care for patients of every age, from newborn babies to elderly adults, often including preventive care and management of chronic conditions.
Noor studied family medicine to become a family physician who treats entire families.
Noor 攻讀家庭醫學，希望成為一名能為整個家庭看診的全科醫師。
collocation: become a family physician
Yael's family physician delivered her first baby and later treated her mother's diabetes.
Yael 的全科醫師不但為她接生第一個孩子，後來還治療了她母親的糖尿病。
range of care: delivering babies and managing chronic conditions
In the US, board-certified family physicians pass a special exam after residency training.
在美國，通過專科認證的全科醫師必須在住院訓練結束後通過一項特別考試。
Inês chose a family physician so her family could see one doctor for check-ups.
Inês 選擇了一位全科醫師，這樣她家人都可以給同一位醫生看診。
- family practice doctor
less common but used in official contexts; 'family practice' is the older name for the specialty
- family medicine doctor
current preferred term in medical education; emphasizes the broader scope of the specialty