| 单词 | scholastic |
| 释义 | scholastic (once / 2520 pages) adjn Something that's scholastic has to do with schools or learning. If you brag about your town's scholastic excellence, you mean that you've got great schools. When your school principal talks about scholastic achievement, she's discussing the grades and test scores of her students, and if you referred to your own scholastic challenges, you probably mean the subjects you find the most difficult in school. One well-known US college entrance exam is the SAT, which is an acronym for "Scholastic Aptitude Test." The word is from the Latin scholasticus, "of a school," with the Greek root skholastikos, "devoting one's leisure to learning." WORD FAMILYscholastic: interscholastic, scholastically, scholasticism, scholastics+/preschool: preschooler, preschools/preschooler: preschoolers/scholasticism: scholasticisms/school: after-school, interschool, preschool, scholastic, schooled, schooling, schools/schooled: unschooled/schooling: schoolings USAGE EXAMPLESThey honor, with consummate skill, the scholastic discipline of canon and fugue. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) Homework Zone Ages 8-15 may get scholastic help from library staff in a calm study environment with dedicated computers, resources and online tools. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) It was a scene that has become increasingly familiar at professional and scholastic athletic events, though not yet in Montgomery County. Washington Post(Sep 10, 2016) 1adj of or relating to schools scholastic year 2adj of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism scholastic philosophy 3n a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit Syn|Hypo|Hyper bookworm, pedant purist someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words) bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines Scholastic (once / 19667 pages) n WORD FAMILY Scholastic: Scholastics USAGE EXAMPLESPeggy Intrator, a children’s publishing consultant and a former Scholastic vice president, said books created solely by publishers face steep odds in retail. Wall Street Journal(Dec 06, 2016) Ms. Rowling’s publisher, Scholastic, also expects a “Fantastic Beasts” bump. New York Times(Nov 20, 2016) “People are always looking for a lesson in it, but I don’t think it has one,” Mrs. Babbitt said in an interview with Scholastic. Washington Post(Nov 01, 2016) n a Scholastic philosopher or theologian Hyper philosopher a specialist in philosophy |
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