In British English, a houseman is a very junior doctor: someone who has just finished medical school, or is in that first hospital year, and is working on the wards. The hours are long and a lot of the learning is on the job.

In British English在英式英語裡 a houseman is a very junior doctorhouseman是一種資歷很淺的醫生 someone who has just finished medical school剛從醫學院畢業的人 or is in that first hospital year或是在醫院的第一年 and is working on the wards在病房裡工作 The hours are long工時很長 and a lot of the learning is on the job很多東西是在實際工作中學的

American English usually says intern for this stage. British hospitals have mostly dropped houseman on official papers and say foundation doctor instead, but older doctors and older books still use it.

American English usually says intern美式英語通常說intern for this stage指的是這個階段 British hospitals have mostly dropped houseman on official papers英國醫院在正式文件上已大多不用houseman了 and say foundation doctor instead改說foundation doctor but older doctors and older books still use it但老一輩的醫生和舊書裡還是會用它

Though actually, people who do not know the medical sense may hear house + man and think of a man who looks after a house, or of the hotel job also called houseman in some American hotels — that is not this sense.

Though actually不過其實 people who do not know the medical sense不知道這個醫學意思的人 may hear house + man可能聽到house加man and think of a man who looks after a house就想到一個照顧房子的男人 or of the hotel job also called houseman in some American hotels或是想到美國某些飯店裡也叫houseman的那份工作 that is not this sense但那不是這個意思