单词 | ventilation |
释义 | ventilation/ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n![]() noun [mass noun] 1The provision of fresh air to a room, building, etc. ventilation of the mines had long been mechanized...
1.1 Medicine The supply of air to the lungs, especially by artificial means.All patients 18 years old or older who were receiving mechanical ventilation in the medical ICU were eligible for participation....
2Public discussion or examination of an opinion, issue, or complaint.There has therefore been no significant public ventilation of the allegations now made against the doctor....
OriginLate Middle English (in the sense 'current of air'): from Old French, or from Latin ventilatio(n-), from the verb ventilare (see ventilate). sense 1 dates from the mid 17th century. |
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