speech therapy:言语治疗;语言治疗。指由专业的言语治疗师(speech-language pathologist)通过评估与训练,帮助人们改善发音、语言理解与表达、口吃/流利度、嗓音以及与沟通相关的能力(也常涵盖吞咽训练等临床内容)。在英式英语中也常称为 speech and language therapy。
/ˈspiːtʃ ˌθerəpi/
She started speech therapy after her surgery.
她手术后开始做言语治疗。
Although he was intelligent, years of speech therapy helped him speak more clearly and confidently in public.
尽管他很聪明,多年的言语治疗仍帮助他在公众面前说话更清晰、更自信。
speech 源自古英语 spǣc(言语、说话);therapy 源自希腊语 therapeia(治疗、照护)。合在一起的 speech therapy 字面义即“对言语(沟通能力)的治疗与训练”,20世纪随着临床康复与教育心理学发展而广泛使用。