單字課 049

accompany　[əˋkʌmpənɪ] 　動 - 陪伴，伴隨著
v., to go with

It is good idea to ask a friend or relative to accompany you to a doctor's appointment when serious treatments will be discussed.

跟醫生討論重要療程時，最好有朋友或家人的陪伴。

Detailed instructions accompany most medications.
大部分的藥物都有詳細的說明。

admit　 [ədˋmɪt]　動 - 允許進入，承認
v., to permit to enter

The injured patient was admitted to the unit directly from the emergency room.

急診室裡受傷的病人直接被送到單位裡。

The staff refused to admit the patient until he had proof of insurance.

工作人員拒絕沒有保險證明的病患。

詞組：

• 動 - admit
  (The patients lined the hospital corridors waiting to be admitted.)
• 名 - admittance
  (Your admittance to the hospital is dependent on your showing proof that you can pay the bills.)
• 名 - admission
  (Take these records down to Admissions and have them duplicate the files for you.)

authorize　[ˋɔθə͵raɪz]　動 - 批准，授權
v., to approve

The doctor suggested that she check with her insurance company to make sure it would authorize a lengthened hospital stay.
醫生建議病患跟保險公司確認一下是否可以延長住院期間。

We cannot share the test results with you until we have been authorized to do so by your doctor.

您的主治醫生同意下我們才能告知您檢測結果。

詞組：

• 動 - authorize
  (Your doctor has to authorize these tests before we can proceed with them.)
• 名 - authority
  (Before major surgery, it is a good idea to five decision-making authority to a close relative in case something happens to you.)
• 名 - authorization
  (The nurse could not submit an authorization over the phone; it had to be done in writing.)

designate　[ˋdɛzɪg͵net]　動 - 指定，標出
v., to indicate or specify

The labels on the bags designated the type of blood they contained.

血袋上有標示這袋血的血型。

On her admittance form, Grandmother designated Aunt Tessa as her chief decision-maker.

在指定代理人同意書中，奶奶指定Tessa阿姨為醫療決定代理人。

詞組：

• 動 - designate
  (The hospital administrator designated a team to creat an emergency preparedness plan.)
• 名 - designation
  (The designation of the hospital as one of the best in the region certainly helped its marketing efforts.)
• 名 - designator
  (The national helth service is the sole designator ofwhichhospital will get the grants.)

escort　[ˋɛskɔrt] 　名 - 護送，護衛

n., a person accompanying another to guide or protect

Let's see if there is an escort available to take you to the parking garage.

我確認一下保全是否有空，讓他護送您到停車場。

You cannot leave the unit on you own; you'll have to wait for an escort.

你必須在保全護送下才能離開（單位），禁止單獨行動。

identify　[aɪˋdɛntə͵faɪ]　動 - 識別，鑑定

v., to ascertain the name or belongings of

The tiny bracelets identified each baby in the nursery.

育嬰室用小手環來辨識每一位寶寶。

Your medical records are all marked with your patient number to identify them in case of a mix-up.

為避免混亂，您的所有醫療紀錄會紀錄在一組病歷號碼下。

詞組：

• 動 - identify
  (If you will identify your valuables, the nurse will give them back to you.)
• 名 - identification
  (Please remember to bring some form of identification with you when you check in at the hospital.)
• 形 - identifiable
  (The red cross on the hospital's helicopter landing pad was identifiable from the air.)

mission　[ˋmɪʃən]　名 - 使命，任務
n., an inner calling to pursue an activity or perform a service

The hospital chaplain took as his mission to visit every patient admitted each day.

醫院裡的牧師將每天探訪入院病患視為其任務。

The nurse explained that the mission of everyone in the unit was to make sure the patients got well as soon as possible.

護理師解釋，在他們單位所有人的任務就是讓病患早日康護。

pertinent　[ˋpɝtnənt]　形 - 貼切的，有關的
adj., having relevance to the matter at hand

You should mention any pertinent health issues to the staff before you are admitted for surgery.

在決定執行手術之前，你應該跟工作人員詳細討論過所有有關於健康的細節。

The patient's health record contained pertinent information, like the dates of all his inoculations.

病人的醫療紀錄包含所有相關資訊，例如他接受預防接種的日期等。

詞組：

• 名 - pertinence
  (The doctor was not certain about the pertinence of many of the details in the patent's long medical history.)
• 形 - pertinent
  (The doctor will ask you for pertinent information, such as medications that you are currently taking.)

procedure　[prəˋsidʒɚ]　名 - 程序，步驟
n., a series of steps taken to accomplish an end

The surgical procedure can now be done in half the amount of time it took even five years ago.

現在的手術跟5年前相比，只需要一半的時間。

Call the hospital to schedule this procedure for tomorrow.

通知醫院安排明天進行此療程(程序)。

result　[rɪˋzʌlt]　名 - 結果
n., an outcome

Your lab results won't be ready for hours.

你的實驗結果需要花費好幾個小時才能準備好。

The scientific results prove that the new procedure is not significantly safer than the traditional one.

科學上的成果證明，新程序跟傳統程序的安全性病無顯著差異。

statement　[ˋstetmənt]　名 - 結算表，清單，報表
n., an accounting showing an amount due; a bill

The billing statement was filed with the insurance company last month.

保險公司上個月有提供對帳單。

Check with your doctor's office for an original statement; we cannot process a faxed copy.

請您向醫生索取正本，我們不收副本。

surgery　[ˋsɝdʒərɪ]　名 - （外科）手術

n., a medical procedure that involves cutting into the body

The development of medical technology has made surgery much easier on the patient.

醫學發展讓外科手術變得容易多了。

Miranda had to stay in the hospital for several days following the surgery.
手術後Miranda必須在醫院休養幾天。

詞組：

• 名 - surgery
  (I have been felling much better ever since I had surgery done on my back.)
• 名 - surgeon
  (You will have an appointment with the surgeon so that she can explain the procedure to you.)
• 形 - surgical
  (It is important to keep surgical equipment absolutely clean.)