indoctrinated

/ɪnˈdɒk.trɪ.neɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌɪndˈɑktrənˌetɪd] /ɪnˈdɑːk.trə.neɪt/ (ame, ipa)

indoctrinated — verb

  • indoctrinatedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • indoctrinateds3rd person singular
  • indoctrinateding-ing form
  • indoctrinatededpast simple

1. to repeatedly push a particular set of ideas or beliefs onto someone so strongly

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to repeatedly push a particular set of ideas or beliefs onto someone so strongly that they accept them without questioning or thinking critically — used especially when the teaching is one-sided and leaves no room for other views.

例句

The regime indoctrinated young soldiers with propaganda from their first day of training.

indoctrinate + with + propaganda

Marta realised she had been indoctrinated into the cult before she was old enough to question its rules.

passive: be indoctrinated into + group

同義詞
  • brainwash

    stronger and more aggressive; implies coercion and loss of free will

  • propagandise

    focuses on spreading biased information rather than teaching beliefs directly

  • program

    metaphorical; suggests the person is made to act like a machine

反義詞
  • educate

    encourages critical thinking and questioning, the opposite of indoctrination

  • enlighten

    implies opening someone's mind with knowledge, not closing it

文法句型

be/get indoctrinated + with + [beliefs/ideas]

indoctrinate + [someone] + into + [group/ideology]

用法筆記

Frequently used in a negative or critical way. Unlike teach or educate, indoctrinate implies that the learner is not encouraged to think independently or challenge what they are told.

常見錯誤

❌The teacher indoctrinated the students in mathematics.
✅The teacher taught the students mathematics.
💡Indoctrinate is about beliefs/ideology, not factual or academic subjects.
❌My parents indoctrinated me to be polite.
✅My parents taught me to be polite.
💡Indoctrinate implies systematic, uncritical灌输 of ideology; it is too strong for basic manners.