psychiatric hospital

IPA/saɪ.kiˈæt.rɪk ˌhɒs.pɪ.təl/
IPA/saɪ.kiˈæt.rɪk ˌhɑː.spɪ.t̬əl/

psychiatric hospital — 名詞

1. a hospital where people with serious mental-health problems live for a time whil

1.名詞C1
釋義

精神醫院

收治精神疾病患者的住院醫院

a hospital where people with serious mental-health problems live for a time while doctors and nurses treat them

例句

After the crisis, Mei stayed in a psychiatric hospital for three weeks.

危機過後,Mei 在精神醫院住了三週。

stay in a psychiatric hospital

The social worker visited Omar daily at the psychiatric hospital.

那名社工每天都到精神醫院探望 Omar。

visit someone at a psychiatric hospital

同義詞
  • mental hospital

    older everyday term; still understood, but it can sound less neutral than 'psychiatric hospital'

  • psychiatric ward

    a section inside a larger hospital, not usually a whole institution

  • mental-health facility

    broader term that can include hospitals, clinics, and residential centers

用法筆記

Often refers to an inpatient hospital where patients stay for treatment, not a place for a short office visit. In current usage, it sounds more formal and less blunt than 'mental hospital'.

常見錯誤

She went to a psychiatric hospital for a ten-minute checkup.
She went to a psychiatric clinic for a short checkup.
💡A psychiatric hospital usually means an inpatient place where people stay, not a brief outpatient visit.