education

education
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university
    (尤指学校或大学的)教育,培养
    a course of education.
    一个教育课程。
    ■the theory and practice of teaching
    教学
    colleges of education.
    教育学院。
    ■[count noun]a body of knowledge acquired while being educated
    通过教育得到的知识,受到的教育
    his education is encyclopedic and eclectic.
    他受到的教育广博而且兼收并蓄。
    ■information about or training in a particular field or subject
    (某领域或学科的)知识;训练
    health education.
    健康教育。
    ■(an education)(figurative)an enlightening experience
    (喻)启发,启迪
    it would have been an education to have been in the House when the Minister spoke.
    在议院听部长讲话本应颇受启发。
派生
educationist
noun
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Latin educatio(n-), from the verb educare (see educate)
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