extracurriculars
extracurriculars — adjective
1. describing clubs, sports, music, drama, and similar activities that students joi
describing clubs, sports, music, drama, and similar activities that students join outside their normal school or university classes.
Constanza joined the debate team as her main extracurricular activity this semester.
attributive: extracurricular + activity
Most universities expect strong grades and several extracurricular interests in an application.
collocation: extracurricular interests
The school offers extracurricular classes in pottery, robotics, and Mandarin every Wednesday afternoon.
Min spent so much time on extracurricular sports that her homework began to suffer.
Funding for extracurricular programs was cut after the district lost its arts grant.
- after-school
narrower — only refers to activities held after class hours, usually for younger students
- co-curricular
formal education term; suggests activities that complement the official curriculum rather than sit outside it
- curricular
part of the official course of study
- academic
relating to graded coursework rather than optional activities
文法句型
extracurricular + activity/club/sport
用法筆記
Almost always attributive — modifies a noun like activity, club, program, sport, class. Rarely used after 'be'.
常見錯誤
2. describing tasks, projects, or interests that someone takes on in addition to th
describing tasks, projects, or interests that someone takes on in addition to the main work or duties they are paid or expected to do.
Dario writes science fiction novels as an extracurricular project alongside his engineering job.
attributive: extracurricular project
The mayor's extracurricular consulting work raised serious questions among city council members.
collocation: extracurricular work
Chidi took on extracurricular research at the hospital while finishing his medical residency.
Senior partners discourage extracurricular legal advice given to friends without proper paperwork.
- primary
the main role or duty
文法句型
extracurricular + work/project/duty
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 is about students and school clubs; sense 2 is about adults taking on side work beyond their main job. The duties or projects must be clearly outside the main role.
3. a polite or joking way to describe a romantic or sexual relationship that someon
a polite or joking way to describe a romantic or sexual relationship that someone has with a person who is not their husband or wife.
Élise discovered her husband's extracurricular romance through a hotel receipt left in his coat pocket.
attributive: extracurricular romance
Tabloid reporters love writing about the extracurricular affairs of famous politicians.
collocation: extracurricular affairs
Ishaan's extracurricular activities with a younger colleague ended his twelve-year marriage.
The novel hints at the count's extracurricular adventures throughout his long, unhappy marriage.
- extramarital
neutral, formal term used in news and legal writing
- adulterous
strong moral judgement; suggests betrayal of marriage vows
文法句型
extracurricular + activity/affair/romance
用法筆記
Used as a softened or playful word for 'cheating' — speakers choose it to sound less harsh than 'adultery' or 'affair'. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about romance, not extra work.