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schoolhouse

UK //ˈskuːlhaʊs//US //ˈskuːlhaʊs//

词源

复合词,源自中古英语'scole'(学校) + 'hous'(房屋),14世纪开始使用。

noun

❶ 指专门用于教学的建筑物,通常指乡村或小型社区中的学校建筑,多为单间教室结构。

“The old schoolhouse was built in 1890 and still stands today.”

(这座老校舍建于1890年,至今仍矗立着。)

“Children walked miles to reach the one-room schoolhouse.”

(孩子们步行数英里才能到达那间单室校舍。)

同义词:school building, academy, educational facility

常见短语

little red schoolhouse — 特指美国传统的小型红色校舍,常作为早期教育的象征。

“The painting depicts children playing outside the little red schoolhouse.”

(这幅画描绘了孩子们在红色小校舍外玩耍的场景。)