单词 | lecturing |
释义 | lecturing (once / 2953 pages) n The noun lecturing refers to giving an instructional talk on some subject — usually in front of a class or a group of people. Despite your lecturing, the safety rules have not sunk in for this driver's ed class. Too many of the students still think it's okay to roll through a stop sign. Lecturing has lecture as its base word. It's from the Latin word lectura, meaning a reading or lecture. Lecturing can mean an instructional talk or it can take the form of a stern, one-sided talk. Your kids may be used to the lecturing you do at home, but that doesn't mean they like it. If you notice they roll their eyes every time you start a sentence, you may want to consider dialing back a little on the lectures. WORD FAMILYlecturing: lecturings+/lecture: lectured, lecturer, lectures, lectureship, lecturing/lecturer: lecturers/lectureship: lectureships USAGE EXAMPLESThat kind of contemporary challenge is new for professors more accustomed to lecturing about the past. Time(Dec 15, 2016) You’d think that the people who designed and enforced a failed program might show more humility, or at least stop lecturing others. Wall Street Journal(Dec 07, 2016) The meeting started with Trump lecturing the Times about its coverage, complaining it had been unfair. Los Angeles Times(Nov 22, 2016) n teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) Syn|Hypo|Hyper lecture talk the act of giving a talk to an audience chalk talka talk that uses a blackboard and chalk instruction, pedagogy, teaching the profession of a teacher |
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