almoner
noun /ˈɑːmənə(r)/, /ˈælmənə(r)/
/ˈɑːmənər/, /ˈælmənər/
(old-fashioned, British English)- a person employed by a hospital to help patients with their financial and social problems, now usually called a medical social worker
医院雇用的人，用于帮助患者解决财务和社会问题的人，现在通常称为医学社会工作者 词源Middle English: from Old French aumonier, based on medieval Latin eleemosynarius, from eleemosyna ‘alms’, from Greek eleēmosunē ‘compassion’, from eleēmōn ‘compassionate’, from eleos ‘mercy’.