| 单词 | upbringing |
| 释义 | upbringing (once / 5727 pages) n Your upbringing is how you were raised as a child. You might have had a rough upbringing or a gentler one, but at least you made it this far. Looking at the base “bring” in upbringing, we find a Germanic origin meaning "to carry." You might consider the "carry" idea as a way to remember the word, considering a parent "carries" a child to adulthood, providing what then becomes the child’s upbringing. WORD FAMILYupbringing: upbringings USAGE EXAMPLESShe spoke to the BBC about her upbringing in Croydon, the rappers she looks up to, and why she read the dictionary as a child. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) He is a reflection of his upbringing and life experiences. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) “Part of that is really again his upbringing, the coaching that started from his dad on up to his high school coaches,” Martin said. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community Syn|Hyper breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture 2n properties acquired during a person's formative years Hypo|Hyper breeding, education, training the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) nurture, raising, rearingthe properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child heritage, inheritance any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors |
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