An anaesthetist is the person in the operating room whose job is to give the anaesthetic and to watch your breathing, heart, and sleep while the surgeon works.

An anaesthetist is the person in the operating roomanaesthetist 是手術房裡的那個人，whose job is to give the anaesthetic工作是給你麻醉，and to watch your breathing, heart, and sleep while the surgeon works並在手術醫師動刀時看著你的呼吸、心跳和睡眠狀態

In British English, the anaesthetist is usually a doctor. In American English the doctor is more often called an anesthesiologist, and anesthetist may mean a nurse who is trained to give anaesthetic. If you read a US hospital page, check which word they are using — the jobs are not always the same person.

In British English在英式英語裡，the anaesthetist is usually a doctoranaesthetist 通常是醫師。In American English在美式英語裡，the doctor is more often called an anesthesiologist醫師比較常被稱作 anesthesiologist，and anesthetist may mean a nurse who is trained to give anaesthetic而 anesthetist 則可能是指受過訓練、能施打麻醉的護理師。If you read a US hospital page如果你在看美國醫院的網頁，check which word they are using要看他們用的是哪個字 — the jobs are not always the same person這兩份工作不一定是同一個人做

In Taiwan the doctor is 麻醉科醫師.

In Taiwan在台灣，the doctor is 麻醉科醫師這位醫師就叫做「麻醉科醫師」

The word is almost only medical; you will not hear it in daily chat unless someone is talking about an operation.

The word is almost only medical這個字幾乎只用在醫療場合；you will not hear it in daily chat除非在講手術的事，unless someone is talking about an operation不然日常聊天不會聽到它

Though actually, students sometimes think this person “just puts you to sleep,” but their real work is also to keep you safe while you cannot speak for yourself.

Though actually不過實際上，students sometimes think this person “just puts you to sleep,”學生有時候以為這個人「只是讓你睡著」，but their real work is also to keep you safe但他真正的工作也包括保護你的安全 while you cannot speak for yourself在你沒辦法為自己發聲的時候