"apothecaries" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 药剂师

Definition

“Apothecaries” 是 “apothecary” 的复数，指过去负责配制和出售药品的药剂师，类似于如今的药剂师或药房工作者。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Apothecaries” 多出现在历史文本或文学作品中，现代日常英语更常用 “pharmacist”。注意在当代语境中不要用它来指现代药房工作人员。

Examples

In old towns, apothecaries would sell herbs and medicines.

在古老的小镇里，**药剂师**会出售草药和药品。

People visited apothecaries for help with illnesses.

人们会去找**药剂师**寻求治病的帮助。

Shakespeare wrote about apothecaries in his plays.

莎士比亚在他的戏剧中写过**药剂师**。

Back then, apothecaries were the only option before modern pharmacies existed.

在没有现代药房之前，**药剂师**是唯一的选择。

My favorite museum has a display about how apothecaries made medicine centuries ago.

我最喜欢的博物馆里有关于几百年前**药剂师**制药的展览。

You can still find old signs for apothecaries in some European cities.

在一些欧洲城市，你还可以看到**药剂师**的老招牌。