| 单词 | convalescent |
| 释义 | convalescent (once / 1653 pages) adjn A person who's recovering from an illness is a convalescent. As a convalescent recovering from surgery, your grandmother would probably love some company to cheer her and help pass the time. Convalescent, as an adjective, can describe the period of recovery or anything related to the process of returning to health, like a convalescent program of physical therapy or a convalescent ward at a hospital. As a noun, a convalescent is a person who is recovering from being sick. The origin of convalescent is the Latin root valescere, which means "to begin to grow strong." WORD FAMILYconvalescent: convalescence, convalescently, convalescents+/convalesce: convalesced, convalescent, convalesces, convalescing/convalescence: convalescences USAGE EXAMPLESInfection set in when she was on convalescent leave in Michigan. Los Angeles Times(Dec 23, 2016) After World War II, Primavesi emigrated to Canada, where she founded and headed a convalescent home for children. New York Times(Oct 13, 2016) In 1917, when Green was a boy of eleven or twelve, Forthampton Court, his family home, was turned into a hospital for convalescent officers. The New Yorker(Oct 10, 2016) 1adj returning to health after illness or debility convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed Syn recovering ill, sick affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function 2n a person who is recovering from illness Hyper diseased person, sick person, sufferer a person suffering from an illness |
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