(主要指为老年人提供长期生活照护与医疗/护理支持的)养老院;护理院;疗养院。(不同地区也常用 care home / residential home 等说法。)
/ˈnɝːsɪŋ hoʊm/
She moved into a nursing home last year.
她去年搬进了养老院。
After his stroke, the family chose a nursing home that could provide round-the-clock rehabilitation and skilled nursing care.
中风后,家人选择了一家能提供全天候康复训练和专业护理的护理院。
nursing 来自 nurse(照护、护理),home 表示“居住的地方”。合起来字面意思是“提供护理的住处”,引申为为需要长期照护的人(尤其是老人)提供生活与医疗护理服务的机构。