convalescent

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person recovering from illness.
    — I had been ill in health, but am now a convalescent.
形容词 adj.
  1. recovering one's health and strength after a period of illness; on the mend. not-comparable
    — So soon as Lady Anne was pronounced convalescent by the medical men, she insisted on discharging "that odious woman," the nurse,...
  2. of convalescence or convalescents not-comparable
    — She stayed in a convalescent hospital for two weeks before returning home.

词形变化

convalescents plural

词汇关系

衍生词
convalescently convalescent plasma convalescent serum postconvalescent

词源

词源 1
From French convalescent, from Latin convalēscēn(t-)s, present participle of convalēscere (“to become strong or well”); see convalesce.
词源 2
From French convalescent, from Latin convalēscēn(t-)s, present participle of convalēscere (“to become strong or well”); see convalesce.
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