didactic

/daɪˈdæktɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /daɪˈdæktɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /dī-ˈdak-tik də-/ (ame, mw)

didactic — adjective

  • didacticpositive
  • more didacticcomparative
  • most didacticsuperlative

1. trying so hard to teach or correct people that it sounds pushy and gives them li

1.形容詞C2
釋義

trying so hard to teach or correct people that it sounds pushy and gives them little room to judge things for themselves.

例句

Bilal found the podcast too didactic, as each joke ended with a lecture.

too didactic after linking verb

The article became didactic when it kept telling readers how to eat.

become + didactic for pushy advice

同義詞
  • preachy

    more informal and often even more strongly negative

  • moralizing

    focuses more on judging right and wrong

  • dogmatic

    stresses certainty and refusal to question, broader than teaching tone

  • instructional

    neutral; simply meant to teach without sounding pushy

反義詞

用法筆記

Often used critically for a tone, article, lesson, or speaker that keeps telling people what to think instead of letting them work things out. Stronger and more negative than neutral words such as 'instructional' or 'educational'.

常見錯誤

❌The museum guide is didactic because it explains the paintings clearly.
✅The museum guide is informative because it explains the paintings clearly.
💡'didactic' often sounds critical, suggesting the guide keeps telling people what to think.
❌The teacher spoke didactic to the class.
✅The teacher spoke in a didactic way to the class.
💡'didactic' is an adjective, not an adverb.

2. made to show people what is right or wrong through the lesson carried by its sto

2.形容詞C2
釋義

made to show people what is right or wrong through the lesson carried by its story or message.

例句

The children's play ends with a didactic message about sharing food.

didactic message about a moral theme

Anna called the short film didactic because every scene praised honesty.

predicative use for a work with moral purpose

同義詞
  • moralizing

    usually more critical and stresses judgment about behavior

  • instructive

    broader and often more positive; can teach skills as well as lessons

  • exemplary

    formal; showing a lesson through an example

反義詞
  • entertaining

    focuses on pleasure rather than teaching a lesson

  • amoral

    not concerned with teaching right and wrong

  • value-neutral

    presents events without pushing a moral point

用法筆記

Usually used for stories, poems, films, or fables whose purpose is to leave the reader with a clear moral point. Unlike sense 1, the focus here is the lesson inside the work, not a pushy tone from the speaker or writer.

常見錯誤

❌The safety leaflet is didactic because it shows how to use the machine.
✅The safety leaflet is instructional because it shows how to use the machine.
💡this sense is about a moral lesson, not practical instructions.
❌The novel is didactic on poor families.
✅The novel is didactic in its message about poverty.
💡'didactic' describes the message or tone, not the topic with 'on'.