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lessons

UK //ˈles.ənz//US //ˈles.ənz//

词源

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

noun

❶ 指有计划的教学活动或课程,通常由老师传授知识或技能给学生,可以是学校课程或私人教学。

“She takes piano lessons every Saturday.”

(她每周六都上钢琴课。)

“The school offers lessons in French and Spanish.”

(学校提供法语和西班牙语课程。)

❶ 指从经历或事件中获得的经验或教训,通常带有教育意义或警示作用。

“The accident taught us an important lesson about safety.”

(这次事故给了我们关于安全的重要教训。)

“Life's hardest lessons often come from failures.”

(人生最艰难的教训往往来自失败。)

同义词:classes, instruction, teaching, tutoring, education

常见短语

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

“After failing the test, he finally learned his lesson and started studying seriously.”

(考试不及格后,他终于吸取教训开始认真学习。)

teach someone a lesson — 通过惩罚或负面经历让某人认识到错误,通常带有惩戒意味。

“The teacher decided to teach the noisy students a lesson by giving them extra homework.”

(老师决定给吵闹的学生额外作业来教训他们。)