nurse
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 护士，保姆，奶妈
- vt.
- 看护，照顾，培养
- vi.
- 喂奶，看护病人
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演变路径（由近及远）
原始词根
原始印欧语 *(s)neh₂-
词源说明
From Middle English norice, from Old French norrice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, noun based on Latin nūtrīcius (“that which nourishes”), from nūtrīx (“wet nurse”), from nūtriō (“to suckle”).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- A person involved in providing direct care for the sick:
- (archaic) A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s children.
- (figurative) One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, or fosters.
- (horticulture) A shrub or tree that protects a young plant.
- (nautical) A lieutenant or first officer who takes command when the captain is unfit for his place.
- A larva
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词源说明
Uncertain; earlier (16th century) nusse, nuse. Perhaps from huss, through metanalysis of "an huss" as "a nuss".
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- A nurse shark or dogfish.