(学校、军队、监狱等机构内的)医务室;小型医院/疗养室,用于照护病人或伤员。(也可泛指医院病房,但更常见于“机构内的医疗处所”。)
/ɪnˈfɜːrməri/
The nurse took him to the infirmary.
护士把他带到了医务室。
After the drill, several recruits reported to the infirmary with minor injuries, where they were examined and given bandages.
演习结束后,几名新兵因轻伤到医务室报到,在那里接受检查并包扎。
“Infirmary” 源自拉丁语 infirmus(意为“虚弱的、不强健的”),经由中世纪拉丁语与古法语传入英语,最初指收容、照料病弱者的地方,后来常用于指学校、军队等机构内的医务室或小型医疗设施。