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.
雙語例句
1. We use standardized tests to measure scholastic achievement.
我們用標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化考試來衡量學(xué)生的學(xué)業(yè)成績.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. There was a careful avoidance of the sensitive topic in the scholastic circles.
學(xué)術(shù)界小心地避開那個敏感的話題.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Your mother joins with me in congratulating you on your wonderful scholastic attainments.
你母親和我一道祝賀你學(xué)業(yè)上的巨大成就.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. A scholastic work is to have a useful bibliography at the end of each chapter or the whole book.