teachings
[tˈitʃɪŋz] /ˈtē-chiŋ How to pronounce teaching (audio)/ (ame, mw)
teachings — noun
1. the work or career of giving lessons and helping students learn, especially in a
the work or career of giving lessons and helping students learn, especially in a school, college, or university.
After twenty years, Lotte still finds joy in the daily work of teaching.
uncountable noun: 'the work of teaching'
The university offers a master's degree in teaching for people who want to become teachers.
Modern teaching requires patience, creativity, and a good understanding of how children learn.
Jin decided to leave engineering and pursue a full-time career in secondary-school teaching.
My aunt spent thirty years in teaching and later wrote a book about it.
- instruction
more formal, focuses on the act of giving knowledge rather than the profession
- education
broader — includes the whole system, not just the teacher's role
- learning
the student's activity, whereas teaching is the teacher's
用法筆記
This sense is uncountable and nearly always used in the singular form 'teaching'. When the headword 'teachings' appears, it almost always belongs to sense 2 (doctrines).
常見錯誤
2. the ideas, principles, or beliefs that a person, group, or tradition passes on t
the ideas, principles, or beliefs that a person, group, or tradition passes on to others as guidance for how to live, think, or act — for example, a religious leader's moral lessons or a philosopher's views on society.
The teachings of Gandhi continue to inspire nonviolent movements across the world.
pattern: 'the teachings of [person]' for a leader's body of ideas
Mira's grandmother shared the core teachings of her Buddhist tradition with the children every Sunday.
Many young people still turn to ancient Greek teachings for wisdom about friendship and courage.
The young monk studied the central teachings of his faith before becoming a teacher himself.
Parents often pass on their cultural teachings through stories, songs, and family celebrations.
- doctrines
more formal; often suggests official religious or political beliefs that followers must accept
- principles
broader — can refer to any fundamental truths that guide behaviour, not necessarily from a leader
- beliefs
more general — what someone holds to be true, not limited to what is taught
用法筆記
This sense is almost always used in the plural form 'teachings'. The singular 'teaching' can carry this meaning too ('a key teaching of Buddhism'), but 'teachings' as a plural noun is far more common, especially in the pattern 'the teachings of [person]'.
常見錯誤
teachings — adjective
- teachingspositive
- more teachingscomparative
- most teachingssuperlative
1. connected with the activity of giving lessons or helping people learn — used to
connected with the activity of giving lessons or helping people learn — used to describe things such as methods, materials, staff, or facilities that are part of the process of teaching.
Mateo carefully selected new teaching materials for his beginner-level English class.
collocation: 'teaching materials'
The school spent its budget on better teaching tools, including new whiteboards and projectors.
Daniel attended a three-day workshop on modern teaching methods for secondary-school science.
The teaching staff at Tendai's school meets every Monday to plan the week's lessons together.
- educational
broader — covers anything related to education as a whole, not just the act of teaching
- instructional
more formal; focuses on the methods and content of instruction
用法筆記
This adjective is always used before a noun (attributive). It does not appear after linking verbs like 'be' or 'seem'. Common noun partners include 'staff', 'materials', 'methods', 'tools', 'practice', and 'career'.