tutor

tutor — 名詞

1. a person you pay to teach you a subject outside of regular school hours, usually

1.名詞B1
釋義

家教

校外個別輔導的教師

a person you pay to teach you a subject outside of regular school hours, usually meeting one-on-one or with just a few other students, so that you can get extra help with work you find hard.

例句

Tariq hired a math tutor to help his daughter prepare for the final exams.

Tariq 請了一位數學家教幫女兒準備期末考。

hire a tutor + to-infinitive for purpose

After school, Hui meets with her English tutor twice a week at the library.

放學後，Hui 每週兩次在圖書館跟她的英文家教上課。

同義詞
  • coach

    more common for sports or performance skills (singing, public speaking), whereas tutor is mainly academic

  • instructor

    more formal and often tied to a specific course or skill (driving instructor, swim instructor)

  • mentor

    a more experienced person who gives long-term guidance on career or life, not just academic help

常見錯誤

❌My tutor teacher helped me with math.
✅My tutor helped me with math.
💡'tutor' already means a teacher; adding 'teacher' is redundant.

2. a member of the teaching staff in a university or college whose job involves wor

2.名詞B2
釋義

大學導師

大學指導學生學業與生活的教師

a member of the teaching staff in a university or college whose job involves working individually or with very few students at a time, supporting both their academic progress and their personal wellbeing.

例句

Each first-year student at the college is assigned a personal tutor.

學院裡每位大一新生都分配到一位個人導師。

personal tutor / assigned a tutor

João went to see his tutor for advice on choosing his final-year project topic.

João 去找他的導師，請教如何選擇畢業專題的主題。

同義詞
  • adviser / advisor

    focuses on academic/career guidance rather than teaching; used widely in US universities

  • supervisor

    specifically for research students (PhD, master's thesis); more about directing a project than general support

  • don

    a very traditional term used at Oxford and Cambridge for a college teacher; less common and quite formal

用法筆記

Common in the British university system. A tutor at this level often combines teaching, academic guidance, and pastoral support — unlike a 'lecturer', who mainly gives large-class lectures.

常見錯誤

❌My university tutor teaches a class of 200 students.
✅My university tutor teaches a small group of four students.
💡A tutor works with individuals or very small groups, not large lecture classes.

3. a teacher working in a school whose main job is to watch over the welfare of spe

3.名詞B2
釋義

班導師

學校負責輔導學生的教師

a teacher working in a school whose main job is to watch over the welfare of specific children, keeping an eye on their schoolwork and personal circumstances, and giving support when they need it.

例句

Ari's form tutor noticed he had been missing classes and asked if he needed help.

Ari 的班導師注意到他最近缺課，於是問他是否需要幫助。

form tutor + notices personal issues

Students go to their tutor first with a problem at school or at home.

學生如果在學校或家裡遇到問題，會先去找他們的導師。

同義詞
  • form teacher

    a more general term used in many countries for the teacher responsible for a homeroom class

  • guidance counsellor

    a specialist role focused on personal and career counselling, not usually a regular teacher

  • pastoral tutor

    emphasises the welfare/care aspect of the role; common in UK private schools

用法筆記

In UK secondary schools, this role is usually called a 'form tutor' or 'pastoral tutor'. Unlike a subject teacher, the tutor's main job is student welfare and general guidance.

常見錯誤

❌My school tutor taught me chemistry.
✅My chemistry teacher taught me, and my tutor checked on my wellbeing.
💡A school tutor provides pastoral care and guidance, not subject teaching.

tutor — 動詞