over-educatev.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvərˈɛdjᵿkeɪt/,

/ˌəʊvərˈɛdʒᵿkeɪt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈɛdʒəˌkeɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, educate v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + educate v. Compare earlier over-educated adj.

transitive. To educate to a higher academic level than is necessary or desirable. Occasionally reflexive.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > [verb (transitive)] > overeducate

over-educate1832

1832 New Eng. Mag. Feb. 136 Women were once depreciated and degraded; it is neither a new nor a harsh assertion to say that they are now often misplaced and over-educated.

1845 J. S. Mill in Edinb. Rev. 81 510 The fears of the patrons and managers lest the poor should be ‘over-educated’.

1896 Curr. Hist. (Buffalo, N.Y.) VI. 942 The rebellion..is largely directed against the Spanish friars, who have over-educated the natives, filling them with new aspirations.

1922 N. Coward Coll. Sketches & Lyrics (1931) 24 I've over-educated myself in all the things I shouldn't have known about at all.

1970 Time 19 Oct. 66 Critics contend that..new students are being ‘over-educated’ for non~existent jobs.

2001 Daily Mail (Nexis) 25 June 20 The best remedy for preventing the under-education of some is not unavailingly to overeducate all.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-educate
释义	over-educatev. Brit. /ˌəʊvərˈɛdjᵿkeɪt/, /ˌəʊvərˈɛdʒᵿkeɪt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈɛdʒəˌkeɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, educate v. Etymology: < over- prefix + educate v. Compare earlier over-educated adj. transitive. To educate to a higher academic level than is necessary or desirable. Occasionally reflexive. ΘΚΠ society > education > [verb (transitive)] > overeducate over-educate1832 1832 New Eng. Mag. Feb. 136 Women were once depreciated and degraded; it is neither a new nor a harsh assertion to say that they are now often misplaced and over-educated. 1845 J. S. Mill in Edinb. Rev. 81 510 The fears of the patrons and managers lest the poor should be ‘over-educated’. 1896 Curr. Hist. (Buffalo, N.Y.) VI. 942 The rebellion..is largely directed against the Spanish friars, who have over-educated the natives, filling them with new aspirations. 1922 N. Coward Coll. Sketches & Lyrics (1931) 24 I've over-educated myself in all the things I shouldn't have known about at all. 1970 Time 19 Oct. 66 Critics contend that..new students are being ‘over-educated’ for non~existent jobs. 2001 Daily Mail (Nexis) 25 June 20 The best remedy for preventing the under-education of some is not unavailingly to overeducate all. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1832
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