academic

academic
adjective
  1. 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。
  2. 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
  1. a teacher or scholar in a university or institute of higher education
    大学教师,学者
派生
academically
adverb
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. ː from French académique or medieval Latin academicus, from academia (see academy)
英语宝典
考试词汇表