Sawbones
意味: Doctor, especially a surgeon (old-fashioned).
'Sawbones' is an old-fashioned slang term for doctor, particularly surgeons. References the bone-sawing of historical surgery. Now archaic and humorous, evoking Victorian medicine.
例文
- Get the sawbones to look at that wound. 让大夫看看那个伤口Que le eche un vistazo el matasanos a esa herida「その傷を医者に診てもらえ」그 상처 의사한테 보여줘.
- The old sawbones says it needs surgery. 老大夫说得做手术El viejo matasanos dice que necesita cirugía「あの老先生が手術が必要だと言っている」그 늙은 의사 선생이 수술이 필요하다고 한다.
- Sawbones wants to open me up. 大夫想给我开刀El matasanos quiere abrirme en canal「医者がお腹を開けたいと言っている」의사가 배를 열어봐야 한다고 한다.
発音
/ˈsɔːbəʊnz/
使い方ガイド
場面: surgery, doctors, historical
トーン: humorous, archaic
✓ 正しい言い方
- Sawbones大夫matasanos医者의사 선생 (sawbones)
- Old sawbones老大夫el viejo matasanos老先生늙은 의사 선생 (old sawbones)
✗ 間違った言い方
- Very old-fashioned—young people might not know it非常老派的说法——年轻人可能不认识Muy anticuado; los jóvenes podrían no conocerlo非常に古風な表現——若い人は知らないかもしれない매우 구식 표현으로 젊은 사람들은 모를 수 있음
よくある間違い
- Archaic term—not commonly used now
起源と歴史
From early surgery involving literal bone-sawing—amputations without anaesthesia. The term dates to the 18th/19th century when surgery was brutal. Now used humorously or in historical contexts.
語源: Saw + bones: early surgical procedures
初出: 18th century
文化的背景
Era: 18th-19th century
Generation: Older speakers
Social background: Universal historically
Pop culture: Western films; Historical dramas
Regional notes: Archaic British/American.
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