sex education

IPA/ˈseks e.dʒʊˌkeɪ.ʃən/
IPA/ˈseks ed.jʊˌkeɪ.ʃən/

sex education — 名詞

1. lessons taught in schools that help young people understand how their bodies cha

1.名詞B1
釋義

性教育

學校教導性知識與健康關係的課程

lessons taught in schools that help young people understand how their bodies change during puberty, how pregnancy happens, and how to build healthy, respectful relationships with others.

例句

The biology teacher explained that sex education would start next Tuesday for Year Nine students.

生物老師解釋說,性教育課程將在下週二開始,所有九年級學生都要參加。

collocation: sex education + start (as a course)

Many parents attended the meeting to discuss the sex education programme at their children's school.

許多家長參加了會議,討論孩子學校新的性教育課程。

collocation: sex education programme

同義詞

文法句型

sex education + noun (e.g. sex education class, sex education programme)

usually without an article

用法筆記

Treated as an uncountable noun. The specific content and legal requirements for sex education vary greatly between different countries, states, and school systems.

常見錯誤

We studied sex at school yesterday.
We studied sex education at school yesterday.
💡the word 'sex' alone refers to the physical act; use the full compound 'sex education' for the school subject.
Sex education only teaches people how to have intercourse.
Sex education covers many topics including puberty, relationships, consent, and sexual health.
💡it is much broader than just the physical act.