coed
/ˌkəʊˈed/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkəʊˈed/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkō-(ˌ)ed/ (ame, mw)
coed — 名詞
1. a young woman who attends a school or college that teaches students of all gende
女學生
男女合校中的女學生
a young woman who attends a school or college that teaches students of all genders together in the same classes, rather than at a single-gender institution
Mei was one of the first coeds to enroll in the engineering program at State University.
Mei 是第一批就讀州立大學工程學系的女學生之一。
coed + enroll in + [program] at [institution]
The old photograph showed a group of coeds laughing together outside the college library.
那張舊照片上有幾名女學生在大學圖書館外笑著聊天。
When the military academy first accepted coeds in 1976, the campus culture changed dramatically.
當軍校在 1976 年首次招收女學生時，校園文化發生了巨大的改變。
As a coed in the 1960s, Amara faced prejudice from professors who opposed mixed education.
身為 1960 年代的女學生，Amara 時常面對反對男女合校的教授的偏見。
- female student
neutral, modern term; preferred in current academic writing
- undergraduate
broader — refers to any bachelor's-degree student regardless of gender
文法句型
a + coed
coed + verb
用法筆記
Commonly used in North American English. The term was more frequent in the mid-20th century and may sound slightly dated to modern speakers. 'Coed' as a noun today is often replaced by 'female student' or 'woman student' in formal writing.
常見錯誤
coed — 形容詞
- coedpositive
- more coedcomparative
- most coedsuperlative
1. describing a school, college, or other educational programme that is open to bot
男女合校的
男女同校的
describing a school, college, or other educational programme that is open to both genders and teaches them in the same classes, rather than separately
The old military academy voted to become a coed institution after years of student protest.
那所老牌軍校經過多年學生抗議後，投票決定轉為男女合校。
become + coed institution (transition to coeducation)
Wei transferred to a coed university because she wanted to study alongside male classmates.
Wei 轉學到一所男女合校的大學，因為她想與男同學一起學習。
At the coed summer camp, boys and girls attended the same workshops and ate meals together.
在那個男女合校的夏令營裡，男孩和女孩一起參加同樣的工作坊並一起用餐。
Aisha's parents chose a coed high school near their home for her final two years.
Aisha 的父母為她高中最後兩年選擇了住家附近的男女合校。
- coeducational
the full, formal equivalent; standard in official documents
- mixed
common in British English; 'a mixed school' means the same as 'a coed school'
- integrated
broader — can refer to racial or other types of integration, not only gender
- single-sex
describes a school that admits only one gender
- all-girls
describes a school only for female students
- all-boys
describes a school only for male students
文法句型
coed + noun (school, college, dormitory, program)
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively before a noun (attributive position). It is a shortened, informal version of 'coeducational.' You will rarely see it in official policies or academic writing, where 'coeducational' is preferred.