scholastic

来自 scholar,学者，-astic,形容词后缀，词源同 fantastic,gymnastic.引申诸相关词义。

scholastic (adj.)

1590s, "of or pertaining to Scholastic theologians" (Churchmen in the Middle Ages whose theology and philosophy was based on Church Fathers and Aristotle), from Middle French scholastique (14c.), from Latin scholasticus "of a school," from Greek skholastikos "enjoying leisure; devoting one's leisure to learning," hence, as a noun, "a scholar," also in a bad sense, "a pedant; a simpleton," from skhola (see school (n.1)). In English, meaning "pertaining to schools or to school education" is from 1640s. As a noun from 1640s. Related: Scholastical (1530s in the "relating to a school" sense); scholastically.

1. We use standardized tests to measure scholastic achievement.

我们用标准化考试来衡量学生的学业成绩.

2. There was a careful avoidance of the sensitive topic in the scholastic circles.

学术界小心地避开那个敏感的话题.

3. Your mother joins with me in congratulating you on your wonderful scholastic attainments.

你母亲和我一道祝贺你学业上的巨大成就.

4. A scholastic work is to have a useful bibliography at the end of each chapter or the whole book.

学术著作应该在每一章或全书之后附有一份参考书目.

5. He is unfitted for scholastic life.

他不适于学者生涯.