(医院中进行手术的)手术室;(常缩写为)OR。也可泛指“手术区域/手术间”。
/ˈɑːpəˌreɪtɪŋ ruːm/(美式常见)
/ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ ruːm/(英式常见)
The patient was taken to the operating room.
病人被送进了手术室。
After hours of preparation, the surgical team entered the operating room to perform a complex procedure under strict sterile conditions.
经过数小时的准备后,外科团队进入手术室,在严格无菌条件下进行一项复杂手术。
operating 来自动词 operate(“操作;运作;做手术”),在医学语境中特指“实施手术”;room 意为“房间”。合起来 operating room 就是“进行手术的房间”。在英式英语中也常说 operating theatre(手术室/手术剧场)。