| 释义 |
ˈteach-in orig. U.S.
[f. teach v. + -in3 (after sit-in, etc.).]
An informal debate (often of some length) on a matter of public, usu. political, interest, orig. between the staff and students of a university. Hence, a conference attended by members of a profession on topics of common concern. Also loosely, a lecture or meeting held for the purpose of discussion or disseminating information.
1965N.Y. Times 25 Mar. 9/1 Bomb scares marked the start tonight of a 12-hour series of rallies, speeches and seminars sponsored by some 200 University of Michigan faculty members to protest United States policy in Vietnam... Policemen evacuated..the site of the protest gathering which the faculty members have named a ‘teach-in’. 1965Economist 24 Apr. 416/1 Universities all over the country [sc. USA] have conducted informal ‘teach-ins’ on Vietnam, running from eight in the evening to eight the following morning. 1965Times 17 June 8/5 This free-for-all debate..was called by the ugly new jargon name of ‘teach-in’—a concept recently invented at Harvard, which has crossed the Atlantic. 1967McLuhan & Fiore Medium is Massage 101 The dropout represents a rejection of nineteenth-century technology... The teach-in represents, a creative effort. 1969New Scientist 30 Jan. 219/1 The great Edinburgh Teach-in..on chemical and biological warfare. 1971Ibid. 24 June 741/1 Engineers have run a series of ‘teach-ins’ to show designers how they wish to apply the new rules. 1973R. Ludlum Matlock Paper iii. 21 Six days of riots on campus. Half a semester lost on teach-ins. 1975D. Lodge Changing Places iv. 138 A two day teach-in on the constitution and scope of the proposed commission. |