1. | 接受治疗者,病人(尤指医院里的)a person who is receiving medical treatment, especially in a hospital |
cancer patients 癌症病人 |
2. | (某个医生或牙医等的)病人a person who receives treatment from a particular doctor, dentist, etc. |
He's one of Dr Shaw's patients. 他是肖医生的病人之一。 |
3. | 受动者the person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb. In the sentence ‘I started the car’, the patient iscar . |