clinic學測 L3KK [ˈklɪnɪk] ｜ /ˈklɪnɪk/
診所；門診醫療機構·講習會；指導課
常考字，兼具診所與講習會兩義
A clinic can treat your health problems or help you get better at a skill you are learning.
診所可以治療你的健康問題，也可以幫助你把正在學習的技能練得更好。
一個畫面：把脈問診
把脈醫生摸手腕脈搏，判斷病因
問診醫生問話，了解哪裡不舒服
抓錯專家看出動作或技巧哪裡出錯
義項
診間問診B2noun診所；門診醫療機構
She visited the clinic for a check-up and the nurse was very kind to her.
她到診所做健康檢查，護士對她很親切。
visit a clinica dental clinica local clinic
寫作講習B2noun講習會；指導課
John joined a writing clinic to make his stories better and get advice from real writers.
約翰參加了一場寫作講習，讓故事寫得更好，並得到真正作家的建議。
a writing clinicrun a clinic
片語
dental clinic牙齒門診 →看牙齒的診所
health clinic健康門診 →提供健康服務的診所
walk-in clinic免預約看診 →不用預約就能看診的診所
writing clinic寫作講習 →指導寫作技巧的課程
你會不會這樣說？
'John joined a writing clinic to make his stories better and get advice from real writers.' 這裡的 clinic 最接近哪個意思？(A) 醫院看病的地方 (B) 針對某活動的講習會
看答案
(B)
此句指寫作的講習會，對應指導活動技巧的義項，而非醫療機構。
The doctor gave me some ___ advice. (clinic / clinical)
看答案
clinical
clinic 是名詞，clinical 是形容詞，用來修飾 advice。
字族
clinical 臨床的；醫療的
順路看看
hospital — 醫院比 clinic 規模更大workshop — 和 clinic 的講習會義相近session — 泛指有主題的一段聚會時間多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
診所行政
The clinic's receptionist updated the appointment calendar before opening.
診所櫃檯人員在開始營業前更新了預約行事曆。
員工培訓
The training team ran a writing clinic to help staff improve their reports.
培訓團隊舉辦了寫作指導課，協助員工改善報告寫作。
詞族
clinic noun 診所；指導課・clinics noun（複數） 多間診所；多場指導課・clinical adjective 臨床的；與診療有關的・clinically adverb 在臨床上
四選一
The employee newsletter lists three nearby ____ that offer evening appointments.
看答案
clinics
three 後需要複數可數名詞，因此選 clinics。clinic 是單數名詞；clinical 是形容詞；clinically 是副詞，皆無法在此表示三間提供晚間預約的診所。
同義改寫
The clinic near our office provides outpatient care. → The healthcare facility near our office provides outpatient care.
原句已明示提供門診照護，因此改用 healthcare facility 仍保留此處診所的機構性質與服務範圍。
The department held a writing clinic where staff received feedback on their reports. → The department held a writing workshop where staff received feedback on their reports.
在提供報告寫作回饋的情境中，writing clinic 與 writing workshop 都指有實際指導的寫作課程。