co-educational

/ˌkəʊ edʒuˈkeɪʃənl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkəʊ edʒuˈkeɪʃənl/ (ame, ipa)

co-educational — adjective

1. Used to describe a school, college, or class where boys and girls study side by

1.形容詞B2
釋義

Used to describe a school, college, or class where boys and girls study side by side, rather than in separate buildings or rooms.

例句

Ritu was the first girl in her family to attend a co-educational secondary school.

before noun: co-educational + school noun

After two centuries as a boys-only college, the institution finally became co-educational in 1972.

after verb: become co-educational

同義詞
  • mixed

    shorter and more everyday; 'a mixed school' means the same in British English

  • coed

    informal American shortening; common in speech but rarely used in official documents

反義詞
  • single-sex

    boys and girls taught in separate institutions

  • all-boys

    for schools that admit only male students

  • all-girls

    for schools that admit only female students

文法句型

co-educational + school noun

用法筆記

Most common before nouns naming places of study (school, college, academy, class). The shorter informal spelling 'coed' is common in American English; 'co-educational' itself is more formal and slightly more British.

常見錯誤

❌My brother is co-educational.
✅My brother goes to a co-educational school.
💡the word describes the institution, not a person.