| 释义 |
bedside
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English bedside, beddes side, from bed or beddes (gen. of bed) + side
: the side of a bed : a place beside a bed (as a sickbed or a deathbed)
< by her bedside when she died >
II. adjective
1. : relating to or conducted at the bedside of a patient
< bedside teaching >
< a bedside diagnosis >
2. : suitable for reading in bed especially in short bits; sometimes : light and entertaining
< a bedside book >
< bedside literature > |