lesson

lesson
noun
  1. an amount of teaching given at one time; a period of learning or teaching
    课程,教学单元
    an advanced lesson in maths.
    高级数学课程。
    a driving lesson.
    驾驶课。
    ■a thing learned or to be learned by a pupil
    功课,课业
    ■a thing learned by experience
    教训,见识
    lessons should have been learned from two similar collisions.
    应该从另两起相似的撞车事件中汲取教训。
    ■an occurrence, example, or punishment that serves or should serve to warn or encourage
    可借鉴之事
    let that be a lesson to you!.
    以此为戒吧!。
  2. a passage from the Bible read aloud during a church service, especially either of two readings at morning and evening prayer in the Anglican Church
    (英国)早晚读经课
verb
  1. [with obj.](archaic)instruct or teach (someone)
    (古)训教,教授(某人)
    ■admonish or rebuke (someone)
    训诫,惩戒
常用词组
learn one's lesson
  1. acquire a greater understanding of the world through a particular unpleasant or stressful experience
    吸取教训
teach someone a lesson
  1. punish or hurt someone as a deterrent
    惩戒,教训
    they were teaching me a lesson for daring to complain.
    他们为我胆敢抱怨而给我颜色看。
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French leçon, from Latin lectio (see lection)
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