"bloodletting" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 放血

Definition

給人放血的行為，尤其是過去的一種醫療方式。也可以指許多人受傷或被殺的暴力事件。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用於正式或歷史語境。除了指古時的醫學放血療法，也能比喻大規模流血衝突。日常用語中較少見。

Examples

The company went through some financial bloodletting to survive the crisis.

公司為了度過危機經歷了嚴重的財務**損失**。

Bloodletting was a common practice in ancient medicine.

**放血**在古代醫學中很常見。

Doctors believed bloodletting could cure diseases.

醫生認為**放血**可以治病。

Modern medicine does not use bloodletting anymore.

現代醫學不再使用**放血**。

After the revolution, there was political bloodletting across the country.

革命後，全國範圍內發生了政治**流血衝突**。

The movie showed scenes of brutal bloodletting during the battle.

電影中展示了戰鬥中殘忍的**流血**場面。