school
/ˈskul/KK
變化形
schools
1.
學校
提供兒童、青少年或學生接受教育的機構或場所。
用法：school 可指整個教育機構，也可指校舍。說某人是某校學生時，常用 at school；美式英語也常說 in school，強調仍在就學。
Our school will have a sports day in summer.
我們學校夏天會舉辦運動日。
My girl walks to school with a friend every morning.
我的女兒每天早上和一位朋友走路去上學。
2.
上課時間；上學期間
一天中學生必須在校上課的時段，或學校正常上課的期間。
用法：此義的 school 通常不用複數。after school 指「放學後」，不是指某一所特定學校之後。
We play after school on Wednesdays.
我們星期三放學後玩。
Please turn off your phone during school.
上課期間請把手機關機。
還有 2 個進階的意思（國小之後才會學到）
3.
學院；系所；專業學群
大學內專門教授某一學科或職業領域的學院、系所或組織。
用法：school of 後面通常接學科或專業領域，不用來泛指一般的「某人的學校」。
Her brother goes to the engineering school at National Taiwan University.
她的哥哥讀國立臺灣大學的工程學院。
He hopes to go to school after he finishes his studies.
他希望完成學業後去上學。
4.
學派；流派
持有相似觀點、方法或藝術風格的一群人，或由他們形成的思想傳統。
用法：常見搭配為 school of thought，意為「思想流派」。
The painting is from a modern school of art.
這幅畫來自現代藝術學派。
There are different schools of thought about how students should use computers in class.
對於學生應該如何在課堂上使用電腦，有不同的看法。
常見錯誤
I go to the school every day.（泛指上學）
I go to school every day.
My brother is studying in the school.
My brother is studying at school.／My brother is in school.
After the school, I went to cram school.
After school, I went to cram school.
I study at school from Monday to Friday.（想表達「我在這所學校讀書」）
I study at this school from Monday to Friday.
相關字詞
學習提示
・go to school 是「上學」；go to the school 是「去那間學校／校舍」。冠詞的有無會改變意思。
・school 可作可數名詞，例如 a school、two schools；但在 at school、after school、school is over 等固定用法中，通常當作不可數概念使用。
・美式英語中，elementary school、middle school、high school 分別常指國小、國中與高中。