National health service
國家醫療保健機構
?? 牛津釋義
National Health Service
(abbr 縮寫 NHS) (in Britain) public service providing medical care, paid for by taxation （英國）國民保健署
I got my hearing aid on the National Health (Service). 我的助聽器是國民保健署資助的.
?? 詞語組成解析
national
['n??n?l]
adj. 國家的;國有的;國民的;民族主義的;
n. [常用復數]全國性比賽;某國國民;全國性報刊;（機構等的）全國總部;
nat出生的+ion名詞后綴+al...的 →出生地的 →國家的，民族的
health
[helθ]
n. 健康狀況;衛生;保健;昌盛，興旺;
service
['s?v?s]
n. 服務，服侍;服務業;維修服務;服役;
vt. 檢修，維修;向…提供服務;保養;滿足需要;
adj. 服務性的;耐用的;服現役的;
serv服務+ice表名詞，行為，狀態 →服務
??? 情景例句
Now let's discuss the terms of payment.
現在來討論付款條件。
What is the coldest region in this country?
這個國家最冷的地帶是哪里？
You were very kind. You brought out all your jewellery and you told me I could take anything I wanted. There were so many beautiful things that it was hard to choose. And then I saw a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.
你太好了。當時你把所有的珠寶首飾全都拿了出來，而且說，我要什么就可以拿什么。漂亮的首飾太多了，實在難挑選。后來我終于看中了一條美麗的鉆石項鏈，中間還嵌著一顆大藍寶石。