Sawbones
의미: 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.
예문
- 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.
발음
/ˈsɔːbəʊnz/
사용 가이드
맥락: surgery, doctors, historical
어조: humorous, archaic
✓ 올바른 표현
- 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)
✗ 잘못된 표현
- 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
흔한 실수
- Archaic term—not commonly used now
기원과 역사
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.
어원: Saw + bones: early surgical procedures
최초 기록: 18th century
문화적 배경
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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