over-educatedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvərˈɛdjᵿkeɪtᵻd/,

/ˌəʊvərˈɛdʒᵿkeɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈɛdʒəˌkeɪdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, educated adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + educated adj. Compare later over-educate v.

Having been educated to a higher academic level than is necessary or desirable.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > [adjective] > educated or taught > over-educated

over-educated1788

1788 C. Smith Emmeline I. vi. 99 He was not inclined to marry at all; or if he did, it should not be one of those over-educated puppets.

1836 Fraser's Mag. 13 314 Flaunting, fortuneless, over-educated girls.

1899 W. James Talks to Teachers 257 To be imprisoned or shipwrecked or forced into the army would permanently show the good of life to many an over-educated pessimist.

1935 D. L. Sayers Gaudy Night xvii. 364 How many women care..about anybody's intellectual integrity? Only over-educated women like us.

2000 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl.-Bull. (Nexis) 29 Sept. 7 b [He] railed against providing free education for all the returning G.I.s, claiming we would end up with large numbers of overeducated people for whom there were no commensurate jobs.

Derivatives

ˌover-ˈeducatedness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > [noun] > condition of being educated

well-instructedness1628

over-educatedness1970

1970 Worship Oct. 491 I distinctly recall how self-conscious I felt of my over-educatedness the moment I sat down with him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-educated
释义	over-educatedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvərˈɛdjᵿkeɪtᵻd/, /ˌəʊvərˈɛdʒᵿkeɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈɛdʒəˌkeɪdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, educated adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + educated adj. Compare later over-educate v. Having been educated to a higher academic level than is necessary or desirable. ΘΚΠ society > education > [adjective] > educated or taught > over-educated over-educated1788 1788 C. Smith Emmeline I. vi. 99 He was not inclined to marry at all; or if he did, it should not be one of those over-educated puppets. 1836 Fraser's Mag. 13 314 Flaunting, fortuneless, over-educated girls. 1899 W. James Talks to Teachers 257 To be imprisoned or shipwrecked or forced into the army would permanently show the good of life to many an over-educated pessimist. 1935 D. L. Sayers Gaudy Night xvii. 364 How many women care..about anybody's intellectual integrity? Only over-educated women like us. 2000 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl.-Bull. (Nexis) 29 Sept. 7 b [He] railed against providing free education for all the returning G.I.s, claiming we would end up with large numbers of overeducated people for whom there were no commensurate jobs. Derivatives ˌover-ˈeducatedness n. ΘΚΠ society > education > [noun] > condition of being educated well-instructedness1628 over-educatedness1970 1970 Worship Oct. 491 I distinctly recall how self-conscious I felt of my over-educatedness the moment I sat down with him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1788
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