"sawbones" in Chinese (Traditional)
庸醫(俚語)骨科醫生(舊稱)
Definition
這是一個老式、非正式、帶點幽默的用詞,用來指醫生或外科醫生,特別是舊時代的醫生。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
現今幾乎只在幽默、諷刺或懷舊的情境下使用,帶有過時或海盜語氣。不適合正式或現代醫療情境,多見於故事或打趣醫生時。
Examples
The old pirate called the doctor a sawbones.
那個老海盜叫醫生為**庸醫**。
In old stories, a sawbones is the ship's doctor.
在舊故事中,**庸醫**是船上的醫生。
The wounded man asked for the sawbones.
受傷的人叫來了**庸醫**。
Relax, the sawbones will patch you up in no time.
別擔心,**庸醫**很快會幫你治好。
Back in the day, every army had its own sawbones.
以前,每支軍隊都有自己的**庸醫**。
My uncle jokes that his doctor is just a modern sawbones.
我叔叔開玩笑說他的醫生只是個現代**庸醫**。