and that is what all patients demand of their doctors----to be cured at no inconvenience to themselves.
病要治好，但不要太麻煩。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 28 Patients and doctors
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
pron. 他[她，它]們自己;他們親自;“himself”的復(fù)數(shù);“herself”的復(fù)數(shù);
?? them他們+selves自己的復(fù)數(shù) → 他們自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我們所有的警察都接受過自衛(wèi)訓(xùn)練，能夠?qū)Ω冻值兑u擊。
近義：herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
vt. 要求，請求;需要;[法]召喚;詢問，盤問;
n. 需求;需要;要求，請求;銷路;
vi. 需要;請求;查問;
?? de(向下)+mand(命令): 要求
"a demand for higher pay"
增加工資的要求
近義：require, summon, request, claim, exact, prosecute
反義：impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure
n. 不方便;麻煩;為難之處;麻煩事;
vt. 給…帶來不便;給…添麻煩;打擾;使為難;
"We apologize for the delay and regret any inconvenience it may have caused."
我們對此次延誤以及因此有可能造成的所有不便表示道歉。
近義：incommode, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
反義：apropriateness, odds, avail, plus, preference, prerogative