释义
[ les -uh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈlɛs ən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject: The manual was broken down into 50 lessons.
a part of a book, an exercise, etc., that is assigned to a student for study: The lesson for today is on page 22. He worked assiduously at his music lesson.
something to be learned or studied: the lessons of the past.
a useful piece of practical wisdom acquired by experience or study: That accident certainly taught him a lesson in careful driving.
something from which a person learns or should learn; an instructive example: Her faith should serve as a lesson to all of us.
a reproof or punishment intended to teach one better ways.
a portion of Scripture or other sacred writing read or appointed to be read at a divine service; lection; pericope.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) to teach; instruct; give a lesson to.
to admonish or reprove.
Origin of lesson 1175–1225; Middle English
lesso (
u )
n <Old French
leçon <Latin
lēctiōn- (stem of
lēctiō ) lection
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lesson lessen, lesson Words nearby lesson lesser trochanter, lesser vestibular gland, lesser zygomatic muscle, Lessing, Lessing, Doris, lesson , lessor, less than, lest, Lester, lestobiosis
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Example sentences from the Web for lesson Thirty minutes after my lesson began, I was turned loose with my Pennsylvania map, my van full of supplies, and the traps.
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This result would be an extraordinary lesson in how life really can adapt to all available niches within an environment.
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The TikTok “sale” is turning out to be an object lesson in what you get when governments broker tech deals.
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The lesson of 2020 has been that brands need to tighten up every aspect of their e-commerce operation.
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They gave her piano lesson s but they couldn’t afford a piano, so Carlos’ father drew piano keys on a piece of paper so she could practice.
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The second lesson is that no one writing before the twentieth century holds a key to our problems.
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The testimony is damning: the world has not learned its lesson .
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The question is whether universities will learn their lesson .
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So maybe we should take a lesson from women with brass ovaries: comedy and feminism are longstanding bedfellows.
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Isn't it time Kate took a lesson from her grandmother-in-law and weighted down those skirts against the pesky wind?
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Two or three paragraphs are all that can be well done for a lesson .
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
I sneaked out of the office, followed by the broad smiles of every man in the place, and thus ended the first lesson .
Danger Signals | John A. Hill and Jasper Ewing Brady
When the lesson was over, we used to go up to the watermelon patch behind the garden.
Mose was not an apt pupil, however, for he required a third lesson , and at the end of it Zanzibar was blowing heavily.
Old Man Curry | Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
Although it was difficult to bring this great culprit to justice, yet his death is a lesson to traitors.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VIII | John Lord
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British Dictionary definitions for lesson noun a unit, or single period of instruction in a subject; class an hour-long music lesson the content of such a unit material assigned for individual study
something from which useful knowledge or principles can be learned; example
the principles, knowledge, etc, gained
a reprimand or punishment intended to correct
a portion of Scripture appointed to be read at divine service
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (tr) rare to censure or punish
Word Origin for lesson C13: from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, from legere to read
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Idioms and Phrases with lesson see learn one's lesson; teach a lesson.
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