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lesson

UK //ˈles.ən//US //ˈles.ən//

词源

源自中古英语 'lessoun',来自古法语 'leçon',最终源自拉丁语 'lectio',意为'阅读'或'课程'。

noun

❶ 指教学中的一节课或一堂课,通常有特定的主题或内容,由老师教授给学生。

“We have an English lesson every Monday morning.”

(我们每周一早上都有一节英语课。)

“The math lesson was about fractions today.”

(今天的数学课讲的是分数。)

❶ 指从经验或事件中学到的道理或教训,通常用于提醒人们避免犯同样的错误。

“The accident taught him a valuable lesson about safety.”

(这次事故让他学到了关于安全的重要教训。)

“She learned her lesson after losing all her money.”

(她在失去所有钱后吸取了教训。)

同义词:class, lecture, tutorial, teaching, instruction

常见短语

teach someone a lesson — 通过惩罚或负面经历让某人吸取教训,通常指让他们意识到行为的后果。

“His parents grounded him to teach him a lesson about responsibility.”

(他的父母禁足他,让他吸取关于责任的教训。)

learn one's lesson — 从错误或失败中吸取经验,避免再次犯同样的错误。

“After failing the test, she finally learned her lesson and started studying harder.”

(考试不及格后,她终于吸取教训,开始更努力地学习。)