释义 |
spit·al noun or spit·tle \ˈspid.əl, -itəl\ (-s) Etymology: spital alteration (influenced by hospital) of spittle, from Middle English spitel, modification of Medieval Latin hospitale, from Late Latin, hospice — more at hospital : lazaretto, hospital; especially : a charitable institution of a lower class than a hospital for the needy, aged, or infirm |