The English word for hospital is: hospital, pronounced: English? ['h?sp?tl] US? ['hɑ?sp?tl]
Used as a noun (n.): hospital
When I left the hospital I was completely cured.
If you go to a private hospital you must pay.
If you go to a private hospital you have to pay.
Related phrases:
1. Royal Infirmary
2. Health Infirmary
3. infirmary accommodation infirmary equipment
4. London Infirmary Royal London Infirmary
5. infirmary bed疗养病
Expanded:
1、Etymology Explanation
Thirteenth century Entered English in the middle of the century, directly from Middle Latin hospitaāle; originally from Latin hospitaālis, meaning a place to receive guests.
2. Word Usage
Hospital basically means "hospital", and it can be used to modify other nouns in a sentence.
3. hospital, clinic, sanatorium are all related to medical units.
Hospital is a general term for hospitals, especially general hospitals, but also veterinary hospitals.
clinic refers to the outpatient department of a hospital, etc., a private clinic, an infirmary in a school or an organization, etc., but also refers to a specialized hospital or a specialized clinic, or various departments of a hospital.
sanatorium generally refers to sanatoriums, rest homes, and sometimes isolation rooms in the UK.