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education

/ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃən/
English Definition
n. the process of teaching and learning
中文释义
教育
Example Sentence

Access to quality education often determines an individual's long-term economic opportunities and social mobility.

获得优质教育往往决定了一个人长期的经济机会和社会流动性。

Synonyms
schooling instruction training
Seen in practice — from the Digital SAT question bank

Education researcher Priya Malhotra argues that standardized testing provides an objective, comparable measure of student achievement across schools with vastly different resources.

From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure

Education researcher Owen Castillo counters that standardized tests largely reflect a student's socioeconomic background rather than the quality of instruction they received, since test-preparation resources are unevenly distributed.

From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure

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Practice — Definition Match

Which choice best defines “education”?

  1. A Facts or details about a subject
  2. B A small item kept in memory of the person who gave it or originally owned it
  3. C The process of teaching and learning
  4. D Ability to learn, understand
Show answer

C — The process of teaching and learning. “education” means the process of teaching and learning.

Practice — Which Word Fits?

Which word means “the process of teaching and learning”?

  1. A education
  2. B intelligence
  3. C information
  4. D keepsake
Show answer

A — education. “education” means the process of teaching and learning.

Common questions about “education”

What does “education” mean?

education — the process of teaching and learning. In Chinese: 教育.

How do you pronounce “education”?

education is pronounced /ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃən/.

How is “education” used in a sentence?

Access to quality education often determines an individual's long-term economic opportunities and social mobility. (获得优质教育往往决定了一个人长期的经济机会和社会流动性。)

What are synonyms for “education”?

schooling, instruction, training — all close in meaning to education (the process of teaching and learning).

Is “education” an SAT vocabulary word?

Yes. education is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.

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