身體不適去醫院看病，本來血壓不算太高，可到了醫生那里一量卻高了好多，這種情況在英文里叫做white coat effect（白大褂效應）。估計很多怕醫生的患者都有過類似的經歷吧。

White coat effect refers to the elevation of a patient's blood pressure readings caused by being in a doctor's office or clinic, or by being in the presence of a physician.

“白大褂效應”指病人在醫生辦公室、診室或者有醫務人員在場時量血壓，血壓都會升高的現象。

Racing pulses at the doctor's office are so common, there's even a name for it — "white coat hypertension." Unfortunately, that spike in blood pressure can make it difficult for doctors to tell how patients are really doing.

在醫生辦公室時脈搏就會加速是很常見的現象，這種現象被稱為“白大褂高血壓”。由此帶來的不利影響是，這種血壓突然上升的狀況讓醫生很難判斷病人的真實病情。

Up to one-third of patients diagnosed with high blood pressure show the "white coat" effect during exam-room readings. (Source: Word Spy)

有高達三分之一的高血壓患者在醫生量血壓時經歷過“白大褂效應”。

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（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）

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