healthcare
/ˈhelθ keə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhelθ ker/ (ame, ipa)
healthcare — 名詞
1. The range of medical services and programs that a government, company, or instit
醫療保健
政府或機構提供的醫療服務與健康照護
The range of medical services and programs that a government, company, or institution offers to maintain people's health and to treat them when they become sick.
The government plans to invest more in public healthcare for rural communities.
政府計劃在農村地區投入更多公共醫療保健經費。
collocation: public healthcare
Naoko works as a nurse in a healthcare centre near her hometown in Kyoto.
Naoko 在京都老家附近的一家醫療保健中心擔任護士。
noun modifier: healthcare centre
Without insurance, many families cannot afford private healthcare in this country.
在這個國家，沒有保險的家庭大多負擔不起私人醫療保健。
Access to free healthcare is considered a basic right in most wealthy nations.
在多數富裕國家，免費醫療保健被視為基本權利。
Adaeze's doctor recommended better nutrition as part of preventive healthcare.
Adaeze 的醫師建議改善營養，將其納入預防性醫療保健的一環。
- medical care
more narrowly focused on direct treatment by doctors and hospitals; healthcare is a broader term that includes prevention, public health, and administration
- health services
stresses the organizational and system side; commonly used in official or policy contexts
- health provision
more formal and common in British English; often refers to government-funded systems
用法筆記
Healthcare is an uncountable noun; it does not take 'a' or appear in plural form. The two-word spelling 'health care' is still used, especially in older or British publications, but the one-word form 'healthcare' is now standard in most dictionaries and style guides.