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Malpractice Doctor Latin 英 ˌmæl'præktɪs] 美 ˌmæl'præktɪs N.失职;行为不当 Sued

英语单词 malpractice
英美音标 英 [ˌmæl'præktɪs] 美 [ˌmæl'præktɪs]
中文释义 n.失职;行为不当
英语例句 (1) She sued her doctor for malpractice.
(2) Various malpractices by police officers were brought to light by the enquiry.
中文例句 (1) 她控告她的医生失职。
(2) 警察的各种不法行为经调查已揭露出来。
vocabulary简明 If you needed your tonsils removed but your surgeon accidentally took out your appendix instead, you could sue her for malpractice, or mistreatment by a doctor that results in harm to the patient.
vocabulary扩展 There are many kinds of malpractice, but medical and legal — by a doctor or lawyer — are the most common. Any professional who injures a client or patient through negligence risks being accused of malpractice, and possibly taken to court. The prefix mal means "bad," from the Latin word malus, or "evil." Practice comes from the Modern Latin practicare, "to practice." If a doctor practices medicine badly enough that it hurts someone, that's malpractice.
柯林斯解释
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[N-VAR 可变名词]营私舞弊;玩忽职守;渎职 If you accuse someone of malpractice, you are accusing them of breaking the law or the rules of their profession in order to gain some advantage for themselves.
  [oft N n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • There were only one or two serious allegations of malpractice.

    只有一两起有关营私舞弊的严重指控。

  • ...alleged financial malpractices.

    涉嫌财务舞弊

  • ...medical malpractice suits.

    对医疗事故的起诉

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