| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•cad•e•my /əˈkædəmi/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -mies. - Educationa secondary or high school, esp. a private one.
- Educationan association or institution for the advancement of art, literature, or science.
- Educationa school or college for special training:a military academy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•cad•e•my (ə kad′ə mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. - Educationa secondary or high school, esp. a private one.
- Educationa school or college for special instruction or training in a subject:a military academy.
- Educationan association or institution for the advancement of art, literature, or science:the National Academy of Arts and Letters.
- Educationa group of authorities and leaders in a field of scholarship, art, etc., who are often permitted to dictate standards, prescribe methods, and criticize new ideas.
- the Academy:
- Philosophythe Platonic school of philosophy or its adherents.
- Ancient Historyacademe (def. 3).
- See French Academy.
- Fine ArtSee Royal Academy.
- Greek akadé̄meia, equivalent. to Akádēm(os) Academus + -eia adjective, adjectival suffix
- Latin acadēmīa
- 1470–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: academy /əˈkædəmɪ/ n ( pl -mies)- an institution or society for the advancement of literature, art, or science
- a school for training in a particular skill or profession: a military academy
- a secondary school: now used only as part of a name, and often denoting a private school
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek akadēmeia name of the grove where Plato taught, named after the legendary hero Akadēmos |