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单词 education
释义 ed·u·ca·tion
\ˌejəˈkāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin education-, educatio, from educatus (past participle of educare) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or process of educating or of being educated: as
 a. obsolete : the act or process of rearing or bringing up (as a child or animal) or developing physically from childhood or of being reared, brought up, or developed in this way
 b. : the act or process of providing with knowledge, skill, competence, or usually desirable qualities of behavior or character or of being so provided especially by a formal course of study, instruction, or training
  < the child received his education at home from a governess until he was nearly 10 >
  < a prominent man whose education ended in grade school >
  < devoting himself to the education of adults who never got any formal schooling >
  < an education in dealing with his fellowmen >
  < an education in the handling of farm machinery >
 c. : a conditioning, strengthening, or disciplining especially of the mind or faculties
  < the education of the will >
  < the education of an audience to appreciate modern music >
  < the education of the muscles to respond faster >
2.
 a. : a process or course of learning, instruction, or training that educates or is intended to educate
  < a man too busy to give any time to an education other than hard experience >
 especially : a formal course of instruction or training offered by an institution (as a college) primarily designed to provide an education
  < education in the high school >
  < a college education >
  — often used with a modifier specifying the type or field of instruction or training
  < physical education >
  < health education >
  < driver education >
  — see adult education, higher education; general education, liberal education
 b. : a system of formal education as a whole (as in a particular area)
  < investigating education in several states >
3. : the product of an education : the totality of the knowledge, skill, competence, or qualities of character gained by education
 < these groups acquired a great deal of their education by discussion, talking over and analyzing all aspects of life — H.R.Douglass >
 < formerly most of the child's education was obtained in the home — H.C.McKown >
 < he obtained his education in the local schools and college >
4. : the field of study that concerns itself primarily with the principles and methods of teaching or of learning especially in formal education
 < a professor of education in a small college >
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