civics

/ˈsɪvɪks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsɪvɪks/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsi-viks/ (ame, mw)

civics — 名詞

1. a school or university subject covering how a country's government runs and what

1.名詞C1
釋義

公民學

教導政府運作與公民權利義務的科目

a school or university subject covering how a country's government runs and what citizens are allowed and expected to do.

例句

Lara's high school made civics a required course for every senior.

Lara 的高中把公民學列為每位高三生的必修課。

civics as a school subject name

In civics, Bilal learned how to register to vote and contact his local council.

在公民學課堂上，Bilal 學到怎麼登記投票，還有怎麼聯絡地方議會。

in + civics (as a subject)

同義詞
  • citizenship

    the standard British school-subject name for the same content

  • political science

    university-level study of governments and political behaviour; broader and more theoretical than civics

  • government studies

    informal cover term; often the name of a specific high-school course

文法句型

civics class

study civics

用法筆記

Uncountable: takes a singular verb and no article ("civics is taught in tenth grade", not "a civics" or "civics are"). Most often used of US school curricula; British English prefers "citizenship" for the same subject.

常見錯誤

❌Civics are an important subject.
✅Civics is an important subject.
💡civics is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
❌She is studying a civics at college.
✅She is studying civics at college.
💡no article; civics is uncountable.