interns

IPA/ˈɪn.tɜːn/
KK[ˈɪntɚnz]IPA/ˈɪn.tɝːn/

interns — 名詞

  • internssingular
  • internsesplural

1. A person, often a student or recent graduate, who takes a short-term job at a bu

1.名詞B1
釋義

實習生

在公司短期工作以獲取經驗的人

A person, often a student or recent graduate, who takes a short-term job at a business or nonprofit, sometimes unpaid, so they can learn new skills and get to know a field of work.

例句

Antonia applied for a summer intern position at a fashion magazine in Paris.

Antonia 申請了巴黎一家時尚雜誌的暑期實習生職位。

collocation: summer intern; intern position

The marketing team hired three interns to help with the product launch.

行銷團隊雇用了三名實習生來協助產品上市。

同義詞
  • trainee

    broader — any person learning on the job, not necessarily temporary or early-career

  • apprentice

    formal multi-year programme in a skilled trade (e.g. electrician), nearly always paid

  • volunteer

    works without pay for a cause or charity, without the career-training focus of an intern

用法筆記

Distinguish from noun/2 (MEDICAL TRAINEE), which refers specifically to a first-year hospital doctor. This sense covers all other fields — business, law, media, technology, and nonprofits.

常見錯誤

❌I am doing an intern at the bank.
✅I am working as an intern at the bank.
💡You do an internship, or you work as an intern. 'Intern' is the person, not the activity.

2. A doctor who has finished medical school and is doing their first year of superv

2.名詞B2
釋義

實習醫師

醫學院畢業後在醫院受訓的第一年醫師

A doctor who has finished medical school and is doing their first year of supervised work in a hospital.

例句

Jenna started her first shift as an intern at St. Mary's Hospital last Monday.

Jenna 上週一開始了她在 St. Mary's 醫院的第一次實習醫師值班。

as an intern + at [hospital name]

The intern checked the patient's blood pressure three times during the night.

那位實習醫師在夜間為病人量了三次血壓。

typical object: patient's vitals (blood pressure, pulse)

同義詞
  • trainee doctor

    broader term — any doctor still in training, not just first-year

  • houseman

    British term for the same first-year hospital role

  • resident

    the stage after intern — a doctor who has finished the first year but is still in specialty training

用法筆記

In the US, an intern is specifically a first-year doctor after medical school. In the UK, the same role was traditionally called a houseman. This sense is distinct from the general trainee sense (noun/1).

常見錯誤

❌She is a resident at the hospital' (when she just started).
✅She is an intern at the hospital.
💡A resident has already completed the intern year; an intern is in the very first year of postgraduate training.

interns — 動詞