| 释义 |
educationese|ɛdjuːkeɪʃəˈniːz|
[f. education + -ese.]
A dismissive term for the jargon-ridden language supposedly characteristic of educationalists and educational administrators.
1966PMLA LXXXI. ii. 8/2 (To coin a term, which is probably already embalmed in educationese) curriculologists. 1978Jrnl. Technical Writing & Communication VIII. 303 Some textbooks, unfortunately, are painfully dull and poorly written, composed of condescendingly simplistic sentences or laden with aseptic educationese. 1985U.S. News & World Rep. 18 Feb. 57/2 For many schools, what was the library is now a learning-resource center. These are just a few examples of a language disorder known as..‘educationese’. |