of or relating to education and scholarship (与)教育和学问(有关)的;学术的 academic achievement. 学术成就。 he had no academic qualifications. 他的学历资格欠缺。 ■of or relating to an educational or scholarly institution or environment 学校的;学院的;大学的 students resplendent in academic dress. 穿着校服神采奕奕的学生们。 ■(of an institution or a course of study) placing a greater emphasis on reading and study than on technical or practical work (机构,课程)偏重理论的;非技术教育的,不注重实践教育的 a very academic school aiming to get pupils into Oxford or Cambridge. 一所旨在为牛津或剑桥输送学生的十分重视理论学习的学校。 ■(of a person) interested in or excelling at scholarly pursuits and activities (人)学习型的,学者的 Ben is not child but he tries hard. 本不是学者型的孩子,但是他很努力。 ■(of an art form) conventional, especially in an idealized or excessively formal way (艺术形式)传统的(尤指理想化或极其正式的) academic painting. 传统绘画。
not of practical relevance; of only theoretical interest 不切实际的;纯理论的 the debate has been largely academic. 辩论基本是纯理论性的。
noun
a teacher or scholar in a university or institute of higher education 大学教师,学者
派生 academically adverb 语源
mid 16th cent. ː from French académique or medieval Latin academicus, from academia (see academy)