专四考试常见词辨析:医生也分“内外”
doctor, physician, surgeon, dentist
这些名词都有医生之意。
doctor :普通用词,泛指各科医生,即一切有行医资格的人。
He would not dream of becoming a doctor.(他做梦也没想到要当大夫。)
physician :指医院的内科医生。
In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.(对于糖尿病患者, 医生告诫他们不要吃糖。)
surgeon :指专修外科或专修人体某个部分的外科专科医生,这种医生一般需对患者进行手术治疗。
The surgeon is now operating.(外科医生正在做手术。)
dentist :指专门从事治牙的医生。
I have got toothache, so I must go to a dentist.(我牙疼, 必须去看牙医。)