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单词 education
释义

education

noun

ed·​u·​ca·​tion ˌe-jə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce education (audio)
1
a
: the action or process of educating or of being educated
also : a stage of such a process
b
: the knowledge and development resulting from the process of being educated
a person of little education
2
: the field of study that deals mainly with methods of teaching and learning in schools
educational
ˌe-jə-ˈkā-shnəl How to pronounce education (audio)
-shə-nᵊl
adjective
educationally
ˌe-jə-ˈkā-shnəl-ē How to pronounce education (audio)
-shə-nᵊl-
adverb

Synonyms

  • instruction
  • schooling
  • teaching
  • training
  • tuition
  • tutelage
  • tutoring
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Example Sentences

The school is devoted to the education of children with reading difficulties. She received her education at private schools. The applicants had comparable educations. She earned her master's degree in education.
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Word History

First Known Use

1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

education

noun

ed·​u·​ca·​tion ˌe-jə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce education (audio)
1
: the act or process of teaching or of being taught
the education of students
2
: knowledge, skill, and development gained from study or training
"It isn't a question of education," returned the Insect; "it's merely a question of mathematics." L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz
3
: the study of the methods and problems of teaching
He's taking courses in education.

education

noun

1
as in schooling
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another a teacher who devoted herself to the education of children with special needs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • schooling
  • teaching
  • instruction
  • training
  • tuition
  • tutoring
  • development
  • pedagogy
  • preparation
  • cultivation
  • conditioning
  • tutelage
  • coaching
  • improvement
  • pedagogics
  • enlightenment
  • higher education
  • higher learning
  • didactics
  • nurturing
  • direction
  • guidance
  • readying
  • edification
  • nurturance
2
as in literacy
the understanding and information gained from being educated a person whose extensive education was obvious to all who met him

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • literacy
  • learning
  • knowledge
  • scholarship
  • erudition
  • culture
  • enlightenment
  • learnedness
  • edification
  • reading
  • pedantry
  • bookishness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • illiteracy
  • ignorance
  • illiterateness
  • functional illiteracy
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