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scholarly

/ˈskɒlərli/
English Definition
adj. involving or relating to serious academic study
中文释义
学术的
Example Sentence

Her scholarly monograph on ancient navigation techniques drew on newly deciphered maritime logs from the Mediterranean.

她关于古代航海技术的学术专著引用了新破译的地中海航海日志。

Synonyms
academic erudite intellectual
Antonyms
popular superficial
Seen in practice — from the Digital SAT question bank

Contrary to the popular image of medieval Europe as uniformly illiterate, recent research into surviving merchant ledgers and personal letters suggests that basic literacy was more widespread among urban tradespeople than previously believed, even if formal, Latin-based scholarly literacy remained rare.

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Practice — Definition Match

Which choice best defines “scholarly”?

  1. A Involving doing the same thing over and over
  2. B Successful, authoritative, and commanding great respect
  3. C Involving or relating to serious academic study
  4. D Approving, helpful
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C — Involving or relating to serious academic study. “scholarly” means involving or relating to serious academic study.

Practice — Which Word Fits?

Which word means “involving or relating to serious academic study”?

  1. A favorable
  2. B repetitive
  3. C distinguished
  4. D scholarly
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D — scholarly. “scholarly” means involving or relating to serious academic study.

Common questions about “scholarly”

What does “scholarly” mean?

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

How do you pronounce “scholarly”?

scholarly is pronounced /ˈskɒlərli/.

How is “scholarly” used in a sentence?

Her scholarly monograph on ancient navigation techniques drew on newly deciphered maritime logs from the Mediterranean. (她关于古代航海技术的学术专著引用了新破译的地中海航海日志。)

What are synonyms for “scholarly”?

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

What is the opposite of “scholarly”?

popular, superficial — each the opposite of scholarly (involving or relating to serious academic study).

Is “scholarly” an SAT vocabulary word?

Yes. scholarly 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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