care home:护理院;养老院(主要指为需要照护的老人或有特殊照护需求的人提供住宿与日常护理的机构;英式英语中更常见。也可泛指“照护机构”。)
/ˈkeə ˌhəʊm/
Many older people move into a care home when they need daily help.
许多老年人在需要日常帮助时会搬进养老院。
After his stroke, the family chose a care home that could provide round-the-clock nursing and rehabilitation.
中风后,家人选择了一家能提供全天候护理与康复服务的护理院。
care 来自古英语 caru,有“关心、照料、忧虑”之意;home 来自古英语 hām,意为“家、居所”。组合成 care home,字面即“提供照护的居所”,强调在“居住”基础上提供护理与生活支持。