academy

academy — 名詞

1. a place where people study one specific subject in depth, or a group set up to s

1.名詞B2
釋義

學院；學會

專門教學或推動藝術科學的機構

a place where people study one specific subject in depth, or a group set up to support and promote a field such as music, painting, or science.

例句

Sofia spent two years at a small drama academy in Madrid.

Sofia 在馬德里一間小型戲劇學院讀了兩年。

pattern: at a [field] academy

The Royal Academy of Arts is hosting an exhibition of student paintings this month.

皇家藝術學院這個月正在舉辦學生畫作展。

pattern: Academy of [field]

同義詞
  • institute

    more general; often focused on research as well as teaching

  • conservatory

    narrower; specifically for music, dance, or drama

  • society

    a group of experts, but without the teaching role

文法句型

academy of [field]

[name] Academy

用法筆記

Often capitalised when part of a proper name (the Royal Academy, the French Academy). The word can refer either to a training place or to a learned body, so context usually shows which one is meant.

常見錯誤

❌I study at an academy of English.
✅I study at a language academy.
💡'academy of [field]' usually pairs with art, music, or science, not with a single language.

2. a section inside a sports club where talented children and teenagers are coached

2.名詞B2
釋義

青訓營

球隊培養年輕球員的部門

a section inside a sports club where talented children and teenagers are coached so that they have a chance of joining the senior team one day.

例句

Diego signed for the Barcelona academy when he was only nine years old.

Diego 才九歲就和巴塞隆納的青訓營簽約了。

pattern: sign for / join the [club] academy

Three players from the youth academy will start tonight's match against Liverpool.

今晚對上利物浦的比賽，會有三名青訓營球員先發。

collocation: youth academy

同義詞
  • youth team

    everyday equivalent; less formal than 'academy'

  • youth setup

    British football journalism; covers the whole youth structure

反義詞

文法句型

the academy

[club name] academy

用法筆記

Usually preceded by 'the' or by a club's name. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense always sits inside a sports club and trains young players, never adults learning a new field.

常見錯誤

❌He plays in the academy team of his country.
✅He plays for his country's youth team.
💡'academy' here belongs to a club, not a national side.

3. in England, a state-funded school that takes its budget straight from the nation

3.名詞C1
釋義

公辦自治學校

英格蘭由中央直接撥款的自主學校

in England, a state-funded school that takes its budget straight from the national government instead of from the council, and so has more freedom over how it is run.

例句

Mossdale Primary became an academy in 2018 and changed its uniform soon after.

Mossdale 小學在 2018 年轉成公辦自治學校，沒多久就換了制服。

pattern: become / convert to an academy

Parents in the village worried that turning the school into an academy would cut music lessons.

村裡的家長擔心學校改制成公辦自治學校之後會減少音樂課。

同義詞
  • free school

    another English type with similar freedoms but newly built

  • state school

    broader category that includes both academies and council-run schools

反義詞

文法句型

[name] Academy

用法筆記

Specific to England; in Scotland and the US the word refers to a different kind of school (see sense 4). Often appears in the plural ('academies') when newspapers discuss education policy.

常見錯誤

❌My daughter goes to an academy in Germany.
✅My daughter goes to a private school in Germany.
💡this sense of 'academy' is an English legal category, not a worldwide school type.

4. a high school in Scotland, or, in the US, a private school that learners attend

4.名詞C1
釋義

中學；私校

蘇格蘭的中學或美國的私立學校

a high school in Scotland, or, in the US, a private school that learners attend after primary education, often with a strong focus on preparing them for college.

例句

Iona walks to Dunblane Academy with her younger brother every weekday morning.

Iona 每天早上都和弟弟一起走路去 Dunblane 中學。

Scottish: secondary school named '[place] Academy'

Phillips Academy in Massachusetts charges over fifty thousand dollars a year.

麻州的 Phillips 私立學校一年學費超過五萬美元。

American: private boarding-style 'academy'

同義詞
  • high school

    everyday US equivalent for the public version, but 'academy' often signals private status

  • prep school

    narrower US term; specifically prepares students for university

  • secondary school

    neutral British/Scottish term

文法句型

[name] Academy

用法筆記

Most common as part of a proper name. American 'academy' is private and fee-paying; Scottish 'academy' is a normal state secondary school. A learner needs the surrounding country clue to read the word correctly.

常見錯誤

❌In Scotland, an academy is an expensive private school.
✅In Scotland, an academy is just an ordinary secondary school.
💡confusing the Scottish use with the American use.