clinical

clinical
adjective
  1. of or relating to the observation and treatment of actual patients rather than theoretical or laboratory studies
    临床的,临诊的
    clinical medicine.
    临床医学。
    clinical drug trials.
    临床药物试验。
    ■(of a disease or condition) causing observable and recognizable symptoms
    (疾病,病况)引起明显症状的
  2. very efficient and without feeling; coldly detached
    冷静能干的,客观的;冷淡疏远的,不偏不倚的
    nothing was left to chance—everything was clinical.
    再不能冒险了——一切都不偏不倚。
    ■(of a room or building) bare, functional, and clean
    (房间,建筑物)简洁实用的
派生
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from Greek klinikē 'bedside' (see clinic) + -al
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