看電影學英文(1)破案偵探
你遵守程序，盡忠職守，一切都按照規定。
You
followed procedure. you did your job.
You did
everything by the book。
他劫持了人質，他知道一定會有嚴重後果。
He took
hostages. He knew there’d be consequence.
他覺得他自己是隱形的。
He
thought he was invisible.
你不是他的精神醫師。你不必診斷他，那不是你的職責。
You are
not his shrink.
You are not
responsible for diagnosing him, That’s not your remit.
Shrink
當動詞時是「縮小」、「退縮」的意思。當名詞時可當作「精神醫生」，不過使用“psychiatrist”比較正式。
noun [ C
] informal
UK /ʃrɪŋk/ US /ʃrɪŋk/
a psychiatrist or psychoanalyst
精神病醫生
I was so depressed that I ended up going to see a
shrink.
我太鬱悶了，最後不得不去找心理醫生看看。
