education既是可数名词也是不可数名词,在表示“教育”这一抽象概念时是不可数名词,在具体指某一个“教育机构”时是可数名词,其复数形式是educations。
一、单词读音
英式发音:[ˌedjʊˈkeɪʃn]
美式发音:[ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃn]
二、单词释义
名词(n.):教育;培养;教育学;知识水平
三、词形变化
派生词:educational
复数:educations
四、词语搭配
primary education(初等教育)
secondary education(中等教育)
higher education(高等教育)
education system(教育体系)
education reform(教育改革)
五、单词用法
education作为名词,指系统的教育过程,包括教学和学习。例:Education is essential for the development of a country.(教育对一个国家的发展至关重要。)
education指个人所接受的教育或其结果。例:His education was interrupted by the war.(他的教育因战争而中断。)
education用于泛指教育学,即研究教育的学科。例:She has a degree in education.(她拥有教育学学位。)
六、双语例句
Education is a right, not a privilege.(教育是权利,不是特权。)
The government is investing more in education.(政府在教育上投资更多。)
She is pursuing her education in biology.(她正在继续她的生物学教育。)
Education should teach children how to think, not what to think.(教育应该教会孩子如何思考,而不是教他们思考什么。)
Online education has become more popular in recent years.(近年来,网络教育变得更加流行。)