Clinical
“Clinical”最常见于医疗语境,表示“临床的”,如 clinical trial(临床试验)。在非医疗语境中,它还可形容说话或风格“过于客观、缺乏情感温度”。
- “The drug is still in the clinical testing phase.” (这款药物仍处于临床测试阶段。)
- “She gave a clinical explanation of the risk factors.” (她对风险因素做了非常临床化的说明。)
- “His report was accurate but felt too clinical for the audience.” (他的报告很准确,但对听众来说显得过于冷静客观。)
“Clinical”来自希腊语 kline(床)相关词,经拉丁语和法语进入英语;医学里“临床”原本就与“病床旁观察和治疗”相关。
- 词干可追溯到
clinic(诊所、临床) -al(形容词后缀,表示“与……有关的”)
在科研和医疗报道里,clinical 是高频词。商业和设计领域有时也借它形容“极简但冷感”的风格,语气可能带一点批评意味。
- 固定搭配: “clinical trial” (临床试验), “clinical evidence” (临床证据)
- 相关词: “clinic” (诊所), “clinically” (临床上地)
看到 clinic(诊所)就能联想到 clinical:与诊疗现场相关的、讲证据和观察的数据化表达。
“The doctor remained clinical during the emergency, which helped the whole team act quickly and clearly.” (医生在急救中保持临床式冷静,这让整个团队行动更快更清晰。)