homework
/ˈhomˌwɝk/KK
/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/IPA
hom·wɝk
1.
家庭作業；回家作業
老師指定學生在課堂以外完成的學習作業，通常需在下次上課前交出或檢討。
用法：常說 do one’s homework、finish one’s homework、hand in homework。若要表示「一份作業」或「幾項作業」，可說 an assignment 或 some assignments。
Our teacher asked us to hand in our homework by Friday.
老師要我們在星期五前繳交作業。
I need to finish my math homework before I watch a movie.
我需要先完成數學作業，再看電影。
還有 1 個進階的意思（國小之後才會學到）
2.
事前準備；必要的研究與功課
在做重要決定、購買或採取行動之前，為了了解情況而進行的研究、查證或準備。
用法：此義同樣是不可數名詞。do your homework 常可指「先蒐集資訊並仔細評估」，不是真的做學校作業。
Do your homework before choosing an after-school class for your child.
在替孩子選課後班之前，先做好功課。
We did our homework on the phone plans before we chose one.
我們選一個手機方案前，先做了功課。
常見錯誤
I have many homeworks tonight.
I have a lot of homework tonight.／I have many assignments tonight.
The teacher gave us a homework.
The teacher gave us some homework.／The teacher gave us an assignment.
I must make my homework after dinner.
I must do my homework after dinner.
I finished to do my homework.
I finished my homework.／I finished doing my homework.
相關字詞
學習提示
・homework 通常不指上課時完成的作業；課堂內的作業可說 classwork。
・問別人作業進度時，常說「Have you done your homework yet?」而不是把 homework 變成複數。
・在「做功課」的比喻義中，your 可依主詞改成 my、our、their 等，例如「The family did their homework before buying a car.」。