- [only before noun]
relating to the examination and treatment of patients and their illnesses 临床的；临床诊断的 clinical research (= done on patients, not just considering theory) 临床研究 clinical training (= the part of a doctor’s training done in a hospital) 临床培训 clinical trials of a drug 药物的临床试验 She regarded her patients from a purely clinical standpoint. 她纯粹从医治的角度来对待病人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- purely
- almost
- about
- (disapproving)
cold and calm and without feeling or sympathy 冷淡的；无动于衷的；无同情心的 He watched her suffering with clinical detachment. 他无动于衷地看着她受苦。 How can you be so cold and clinical about your son’s accident? 你怎么能对你儿子的事故这么冷漠？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- purely
- almost
- about
- (disapproving)
(of a room, building, etc. 房间、建筑物等 very plain; without decoration 简陋的；无装饰的 Everything in the nursery was white and clinical and there were no pictures on the walls. 托儿所里的一切都是白色的、临床用的，墙上也没有照片。
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Greek klinikē ‘bedside’, from klinē ‘bed’. + -al.