junior high school
ˈdʒunjɚ ˈhaɪ ˈskulKK
dʒun·jɚ·haɪ·skul
變化形
junior high schools
1.
國中
通常指提供七年級至九年級教育的學校；在美國部分學區，此名稱仍用於介於小學與高中之間的學校。
用法：這是可數名詞片語，通常要搭配冠詞或其他限定詞：a junior high school、the junior high school。泛指學校類型時，也可用複數 junior high schools。
Our junior high school has a school festival before winter break.
我們國中寒假前會舉辦校慶活動。
My brother will enter junior high school next September.
我弟弟明年九月要上國中了。
常見錯誤
My school is a junior high school student.
I am a junior high school student.／My school is a junior high school.
He is a junior high student school.
He is a junior high school student.
I study in junior high school.
I study at a junior high school.／I am in junior high school.
相關字詞
學習提示
・臺灣教育語境中，「國中生」最自然的說法是 junior high school student。
・若是介紹臺灣的學校制度，可說：Students attend junior high school for three years. 但正式校名應依學校官方英文名稱為準。
・不要把 junior high school 和 senior high school 混淆；後者通常指高中。