单词 | family doctor |
释义 | > as lemmasfamily doctor family doctor n. a general practitioner normally consulted by, and traditionally regarded as a friend of, a family. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > general practitioner > [noun] family physician1676 regular1716 family practitioner1754 family doctor1756 general practitioner1823 GP1877 1756 Emily: Hist. Nat. Daughter I. ii. 113 The Family Doctor..resided within a few Miles of Fairly-Manor. 1846 R. Ford Gatherings from Spain xvii. 228 Most Spaniards who can afford it have their family or bolster doctor, the Medico de Cabecera. 1943 A. Christie Moving Finger viii. 92 He spoke in a comfortable family-doctor kind of way. 2001 J. Le Fanu They don't know what's Wrong p. vi I think of myself as being a well-informed and knowledgeable family doctor. family doctor family doctor v. rare transitive to administer treatment to (a person) as a family doctor. ΚΠ 1936 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 25 Dec. 1/1 ‘It's a consumer's strike,’ explained strike-leader Dr C A Henry of Farson, gray-haired physician ‘who has family-doctored’ most of the 150 farm and village dwelling subscribers. 1952 ‘C. Brand’ London Particular v. 56 Fat old Tedward, who had family doctored her since she was born. < as lemmas |
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