schooling

schooling — noun

1. the teaching and learning that takes place in a school, especially as part of a

1.名詞B1
釋義

the teaching and learning that takes place in a school, especially as part of a young person's formal education

例句

Devika's schooling began at the local primary school when she was five.

schooling began + at [school type] — starting formal education

In many villages, children receive no formal schooling because there is no nearby school.

formal schooling

同義詞
  • education

    broader term covering all learning, not limited to school

  • formal education

    emphasises the structured, institutional nature of the learning

  • instruction

    focuses on the act of teaching rather than the overall school experience

  • tuition

    usually refers to paid teaching, often private or for a specific subject

文法句型

schooling + is/was

adjective + schooling

schooling + of + person

用法筆記

Commonly modified by adjectives that specify the type (formal, private, primary, secondary) or the absence (no schooling, little schooling). Schooling is typically uncountable in this sense — use education rather than a schooling when referring to a general body of knowledge.

常見錯誤

❌She received a good schooling in mathematics.
✅She received a good education in mathematics.
💡Schooling is uncountable and refers to the experience of being taught at school, not the quality or content of learning in a specific subject.

2. the process of teaching an animal, particularly a horse, to respond to commands

2.名詞C1
釋義

the process of teaching an animal, particularly a horse, to respond to commands or carry out controlled movements

例句

The grey mare was sent to a trainer for schooling before the competition season.

sent + for schooling — purpose of training

Hana watched the dressage schooling session with great interest.

dressage schooling — collocation in equestrian context

同義詞
  • training

    more general term for teaching an animal any skill or behaviour

  • dressage

    a specific discipline of horse training, not a synonym for all schooling

文法句型

schooling + of + animal

adjective + schooling + of + animal

用法筆記

Most common in equestrian and competitive animal-training contexts. The verb form to school (a horse) is used in the same specialised sense. Distinguish from sense 1 (school education): in this sense the objects are animals, and the goal is behavioural control rather than academic learning.