School



GRE 蓝宝 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 学校;鱼群
• ［类］ deport : nation / expel : school ( 驱逐出国家 / 开除出学校) school : fish / flock : birds / crowd : people ( 鱼组成鱼群 / 鸟组成鸟群 / 人组成人群)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English scole, from Old English scōl, from Latin schola, from Greek scholē leisure, discussion, lecture, school; perhaps akin to Greek echein to hold — more at scheme
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. an organization that provides instruction: as
  • a. an institution for the teaching of children
  • b. college, university
  • c.
    • (1) a group of scholars and teachers pursuing knowledge together that with similar groups constituted a medieval university
    • (2) one of the four faculties of a medieval university
    • (3) an institution for specialized higher education often associated with a university <the school of engineering>
  • d. an establishment offering specialized instruction <a secretarial school><driving schools>
• 2.
  • a.
    • (1) the process of teaching or learning especially at a school
    • (2) attendance at a school
    • (3) a session of a school
  • b. a school building
  • c. the students attending a school; also its teachers and students
• 3. a source of knowledge <experience was his school>
• 4.
  • a. a group of persons who hold a common doctrine or follow the same teacher (as in philosophy, theology, or medicine) <the Aristotelian school>; also the doctrine or practice of such a group
  • b. a group of artists under a common influence
  • c. a group of persons of similar opinions or behavior; also the shared opinions or behavior of such a group <other schools of thought>
• 5. the regulations governing military drill of individuals or units; also the exercises carried out <the school of the soldier>

II. transitive verb

• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. to teach or drill in a specific knowledge or skill <well schooled in languages>
  • b. to discipline or habituate to something <school oneself in patience>
• 2. to educate in an institution of learning
• Synonyms: see teach

III. noun

• Etymology: Middle English scole, from Middle Dutch schole; akin to Old English scolu multitude and probably to Old English scylian to separate — more at skill
• Date: 15th century
• ［trn］ a lar

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