1. 1

    A chiropractor is someone who treats physical problems using chiropractic: they press on and move the spine and joints with their hands. People visit one for back pain, neck pain, or a feeling that something is 'out'.

    A chiropractor is整脊師是 someone who treats physical problems using chiropractic:用整脊療法治療身體問題的人: they press on and move他們會用手按壓、活動 the spine and joints with their hands.脊椎和關節。 People visit one for人們會因為 back pain, neck pain,背痛、脖子痛, or a feeling that something is 'out'.或覺得哪裡「跑位」了,而去看整脊師。

    It is a job title, a professional word. In the United States many chiropractors use the title doctor in their own field (Doctor of Chiropractic); in Britain and Taiwan the picture is different, and they are not the same as a hospital physician.

    It is這是 a job title, a professional word.一個職稱,一個專業用語。 In the United States在美國 many chiropractors use the title doctor in their own field許多整脊師在自己的領域裡會用「doctor」這個頭銜 (Doctor of Chiropractic);(Doctor of Chiropractic,整脊醫學博士); in Britain and Taiwan the picture is different,在英國和台灣情況不同, and they are not the same as a hospital physician.他們也和醫院裡的醫師不一樣。

    Though actually, students often hear the word next to and mix the two. A looks after feet. A chiropractor looks after the back and joints. Both start with chiro- (hand), because both jobs grew from the idea of treating with the hands — but the work is not the same.

    Though actually,不過其實, students often hear the word next to chiropodist學生常常聽到這個字和chiropodist放在一起 and mix the two.而把兩者搞混。 A chiropodist looks afterchiropodist(足科師)負責照顧 feet.腳。 A chiropractor looks after整脊師負責照顧 the back and joints.背部和關節。 Both start with chiro- (hand),兩個字都以chiro-(手)開頭, because both jobs grew from the idea of treating with the hands —因為這兩種工作都源自「用手治療」的概念—— but the work is not the same.但實際做的事並不一樣。

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

    看看訂閱內容

組成From Greek kheír (hand) + praxis (action, practice): a person who treats by doing, with the hands. English keeps it next to chiropractic.

同家族的字

  • chiropracticthe treatment this person uses
  • chiropodistshares chiro- (hand), but a chiropodist treats feet, not the back

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

chiropractornoun/ˈkaɪ.ɹəˌpɹæk.tə(ɹ)/

  • 1

    A health-care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。