1540s, a hybrid formed from practitian "practitioner" (c. 1500, from French practicien, from Late Latin practicus "fit for action," see practice (v.)) on model of parishioner. Johnson has as a secondary sense "One who uses any sly or dangerous arts."
双语例句
1. She was a medical practitioner before she entered politics.
从政前她是个开业医生.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. " Prithee , friend, leave me alone with my patient,'said the practitioner.
“ 朋友, 请让我和我的病人单独呆一会儿, ” 那医生说道.
来自英汉文学 - 红字
3. Socrates was the greatest practitioner of this analytical search for fundamental assumptions.
苏格拉底是这种以理性分析法探求基本假设的最伟大的实践者.
来自哲学部分
4. The general practitioner diagnosed the illness of the baby as pneumonia.
全科医生把小儿的病诊断为肺炎.
来自辞典例句
5. Gannett has always been a devoted practitioner of the art.
