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scholarly

/ˈskɒlərli/
schol · ar · ly ˈskɒl · ər · li
English Definition
adj. involving or relating to serious academic study
中文释义
学术的
Significado en Español
académico, erudito
한국어 뜻
학문적인, 학술적인
Nghĩa Tiếng Việt
có tính học thuật, uyên bác
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Example Sentence

She wrote a scholarly article on climate change.

她写了一篇关于气候变化的学术文章。

Synonyms
academic learned intellectual
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Practice — Synonym (ISEE Verbal)

Select the best synonym for the word “scholarly”:

  1. A unlearned
  2. B casual
  3. C ignorant
  4. D academic
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D — academic. “scholarly” means adj. involving or relating to serious academic study

Practice — Sentence Completion (ISEE Verbal)

The professor wrote a long, ______ book about ancient Roman history.

  1. A silly
  2. B scholarly
  3. C playful
  4. D careless
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B — scholarly. “scholarly” means adj. involving or relating to serious academic study

Common questions about “scholarly”

What does “scholarly” mean?

scholarly — adj. involving or relating to serious academic study. In Chinese: 学术的.

How do you pronounce “scholarly”?

scholarly is pronounced /ˈskɒlərli/. It breaks into 3 syllables: schol · ar · ly.

How do you use “scholarly” in a sentence?

She wrote a scholarly article on climate change. (她写了一篇关于气候变化的学术文章。)

What are synonyms for “scholarly”?

academic, learned, intellectual — all close in meaning to scholarly (adj. involving or relating to serious academic study).

Is “scholarly” an ISEE Basic-level word?

Yes. scholarly appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.

Progress / 学习进度
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Mastered: 0 / 2445 (0%)
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