单词 | lecture |
释义 | lec·ture (lĕkchər) n. 1. An exposition of a given subject delivered before an audience or class, as for the purpose of instruction. 2. An earnest admonition or reproof; a reprimand. v. lec·tured, lec·tur·ing, lec·tures v.intr. To deliver a lecture or series of lectures. v.tr. 1. To deliver a lecture to (a class or audience). 2. To admonish or reprove earnestly, often at length: always lecturing me about my manners. [Middle English, a reading, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lēctūra, from Latin lēctus, past participle of legere, to read; see leg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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