schoolgirl

schoolgirl — noun

1. a female child or teenager who is enrolled in a school and attends classes there

1.名詞A2
釋義

a female child or teenager who is enrolled in a school and attends classes there

例句

Zola was the only schoolgirl in her village to walk five kilometres to school daily.

The librarian noticed the young schoolgirl reading quietly in the corner during lunch.

collocation: young schoolgirl

同義詞
  • student

    more general — refers to any learner at any level (school, college, university)

  • pupil

    more formal, commonly used in British English for younger learners in school settings

  • schoolchild

    gender-neutral alternative covering both boys and girls attending school

反義詞

用法筆記

Unlike 'student', which can refer to learners of any age, 'schoolgirl' specifically refers to a girl attending primary or secondary school. The term is less common in everyday American English than 'girl' or 'student', but is widely used in British English and in writing.

常見錯誤

❌She is a schoolgirl student.
✅She is a schoolgirl.
💡'schoolgirl' already implies being a student; adding 'student' is redundant.
❌The schoolgirls teacher called her parents.
✅The schoolgirl's teacher called her parents.
💡the apostrophe is needed to show possession.