stethoscope
UK/'steθәskәup/US
GREC2
释义
n.
A medical instrument used to listen to sounds within the body, especially the heart and lungs, consisting of a chest piece connected by tubes to earpieces.
听诊器（用于听取体内声音，尤其是心肺声音的医疗仪器，由胸件经管子连接耳件组成）。
词根拆分
词根派生stethos（希腊语：胸）+ scope（看、检查）= 字面的「胸部检查器」。妙处在于它靠听而非看来检查：skopein 本义是「仔细察看」，宽到能涵盖用耳朵听，于是一件靠听的工具也安上了 -scope 的名字。
词根 scope 还连着 4 个词常用搭配
- 1.use a stethoscope使用听诊器
- 2.listen with a stethoscope用听诊器听诊
- 3.wear a stethoscope戴着听诊器
- 4.stethoscope around one's neck听诊器挂在脖子上
例句
- 1.
The doctor pressed the stethoscope to my chest and asked me to breathe deeply.
医生把听诊器贴在我胸口，让我深呼吸。
- 2.
She listened through her stethoscope for any irregular heartbeat.
她用听诊器听有没有不规则的心跳。
- 3.
A nurse with a stethoscope around her neck hurried down the corridor.
一名脖子上挂着听诊器的护士匆匆走过走廊。