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convalescent noun /ˌkɒnvəˈlesnt/ /ˌkɑːnvəˈlesnt/ - a person who is getting well again after an illness or a medical operation 康复期的；正在康复的；渐愈的
- I treated him as a convalescent, not as a sick man.我把他当作正在康复的人，而不是病人。
convalescent adjective /ˌkɒnvəˈlesnt/ /ˌkɑːnvəˈlesnt/ - connected with convalescence; in the process of convalescence康复期的；正在康复的；渐愈的
- a convalescent home (= a type of hospital where people go to get well after an illness)康复医院
- a convalescent child逐渐康复的小孩
Collocations DictionaryConvalescent is used with these nouns: 词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin convalescent- ‘growing strong, recovering’, from the verb convalescere, from con- ‘altogether’ + valescere ‘grow strong’ (from valere ‘be well’).
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