| 释义 |
public school
noun countable or uncountable
EXPENSIVE SCHOOL 昂贵的学校
■in England, an expensive type of private school (= school paid for by parents not by the government) （英格兰的）公学（昂贵的私立学校）
noun countable or uncountable
FREE SCHOOL 免费学校 US in Scotland, Australia and the US, a free school provided by the government （苏格兰、澳大利亚和美国的）公立学校
noun countable or uncountable
Common Learner Errors public schoolsIn England, schools provided by the government, where people do not have to pay, are called state schools. The term public school describes very expensive schools of a high academic standard which are for the children of very rich people often of a high social class. Private school or independent school are more general terms for schools where people have to pay.In the US, Scotland and Australia, public schools are free schools provided by the government. |