school yearn.

Brit.

/ˈskuːl jɪə/,

/ˈskuːl jəː/, U.S.

/ˈskul ˌjɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: school n.¹, year n.

Etymology: < school n.¹ + year n. Compare German Schuljahr period of one's life spent at school (beginning of the 18th cent. or earlier), period of the year when pupils attend school (mid 18th cent. or earlier). With sense 1 compare earlier schoolday n. 2 and school time n. at school n.¹ Compounds 5a.

1. In plural. The period of a person's life during which he or she is at school or in education; a person's schooldays.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > [noun] > attendance at school > time of

school hour1581

schooldays1597

year1607

school years1738

school time1754

school-tide1808

1738 T. Lediard German Spy xlv. 411 It has been the Business of three or four Years more to unlearn (if I may be allowed the Expression) the ill Habits they have got in their School-Years.

1794 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 99 Actual acquaintance with the late Bishop of Peterborough, from his school-years.

1830 Brit. Critic Oct. 324 The remaining school years of the ingenious author were passed at Christ Church.

1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss I. ii. vii. 361 Now his school-years seemed like a holiday that had come to an end.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 638 Moral apothegms (e.g. My Favourite Hero or Procrastination is the Thief of Time) composed during schoolyears.

1966 E. E. Maccoby in Devel. Sex Differences 26 Throughout the school years, girls do better on tests of grammar, spelling, and word fluency.

2006 Guardian (Nexis) 20 Feb. (Features section) 24 The arrival of the sex impulse—alarming, exciting, excruciating—had been a key moment in my school years.

2. The period of the year during which pupils attend school, from the beginning of the autumn term to the end of the summer term. Also (U.S.) with reference to a university; cf. school n.¹ 10.

ΚΠ

1802 Monthly Mag. Apr. 255/2 At the beginning of the next school-year, he should have entered into a course of philosophy.

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. iii. 287 There were thirty-eight weeks in the school year.

1927 Lincoln (Nebraska) State Jrnl. 30 Sept. 21/1 The first monthly dinner of the school year was held Thursday evening at the Grand hotel by the Pre-Meds of the university.

1965 New Society 16 Sept. 4/2 The new school year has begun and millions of parents have heaved a sigh of relief.

1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 14 Sept. 16/3 Teacher unions have reacted strongly against a leaked report which recommends lengthening the school year in Ireland.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	school year
释义	school yearn. Brit. /ˈskuːl jɪə/, /ˈskuːl jəː/, U.S. /ˈskul ˌjɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: school n.¹, year n. Etymology: < school n.¹ + year n. Compare German Schuljahr period of one's life spent at school (beginning of the 18th cent. or earlier), period of the year when pupils attend school (mid 18th cent. or earlier). With sense 1 compare earlier schoolday n. 2 and school time n. at school n.¹ Compounds 5a. 1. In plural. The period of a person's life during which he or she is at school or in education; a person's schooldays. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > [noun] > attendance at school > time of school hour1581 schooldays1597 year1607 school years1738 school time1754 school-tide1808 1738 T. Lediard German Spy xlv. 411 It has been the Business of three or four Years more to unlearn (if I may be allowed the Expression) the ill Habits they have got in their School-Years. 1794 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 99 Actual acquaintance with the late Bishop of Peterborough, from his school-years. 1830 Brit. Critic Oct. 324 The remaining school years of the ingenious author were passed at Christ Church. 1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss I. ii. vii. 361 Now his school-years seemed like a holiday that had come to an end. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 638 Moral apothegms (e.g. My Favourite Hero or Procrastination is the Thief of Time) composed during schoolyears. 1966 E. E. Maccoby in Devel. Sex Differences 26 Throughout the school years, girls do better on tests of grammar, spelling, and word fluency. 2006 Guardian (Nexis) 20 Feb. (Features section) 24 The arrival of the sex impulse—alarming, exciting, excruciating—had been a key moment in my school years. 2. The period of the year during which pupils attend school, from the beginning of the autumn term to the end of the summer term. Also (U.S.) with reference to a university; cf. school n.¹ 10. ΚΠ 1802 Monthly Mag. Apr. 255/2 At the beginning of the next school-year, he should have entered into a course of philosophy. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. iii. 287 There were thirty-eight weeks in the school year. 1927 Lincoln (Nebraska) State Jrnl. 30 Sept. 21/1 The first monthly dinner of the school year was held Thursday evening at the Grand hotel by the Pre-Meds of the university. 1965 New Society 16 Sept. 4/2 The new school year has begun and millions of parents have heaved a sigh of relief. 1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 14 Sept. 16/3 Teacher unions have reacted strongly against a leaked report which recommends lengthening the school year in Ireland. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1738
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