disciplinary

/ˌdɪsəˈplɪnəri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdɪsəpləneri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdi-sə-plə-ˌner-ē especially British ˌdi-sə-ˈpli-nə-rē/ (ame, mw)

disciplinary — 形容詞

  • disciplinarypositive
  • more disciplinarycomparative
  • most disciplinarysuperlative

1. relating to how organizations punish or correct members who break the rules

1.形容詞B2
釋義

懲戒的

懲罰或糾正違規行為的

relating to how organizations punish or correct members who break the rules

例句

The committee will review disciplinary cases involving cheating or missed deadlines at the end of each semester.

委員會將在每學期末審查涉及作弊或逾期未交的懲戒案件。

attributive: disciplinary + [noun] (cases)

Aylin received a formal disciplinary warning after missing three deadlines.

Aylin 在錯過三次截止日期後收到了一份正式的懲戒警告。

collocation: disciplinary warning

同義詞
  • punitive

    stronger focus on punishment rather than general correction or rule enforcement

  • corrective

    emphasizes fixing behavior rather than imposing penalties

  • penal

    restricted to legal or criminal contexts, e.g. penal code

反義詞
  • lenient

    describes a response that is mild or forgiving rather than strict

文法句型

disciplinary + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used attributively before a noun such as action, hearing, measure, or policy. Unlike disciplined (which describes a person's self-control), this adjective describes systems, procedures, or consequences.

常見錯誤

❌He is a very disciplinary person.
✅He is a very disciplined person.
💡'disciplinary' describes rules or punishment systems, not a person's character or self-control.

2. associated with one specific branch of knowledge that people study and research,

2.形容詞B2
釋義

學科的

與學術研究領域有關的

associated with one specific branch of knowledge that people study and research, typically within a university setting

例句

The university encourages research that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries.

這所大學鼓勵跨越傳統學科邊界的研究。

collocation: disciplinary boundaries

Wren's work draws on multiple disciplinary perspectives, combining art and science.

Wren 的作品融合了多種學科觀點，將藝術與科學結合在一起。

collocation: disciplinary perspectives

同義詞
  • academic

    broader in scope; refers to any scholarly or educational activity, not just the boundaries between fields

  • scholarly

    emphasizes the research aspect and depth of knowledge rather than classification by field

反義詞
  • interdisciplinary

    describes work that combines multiple fields rather than staying within one

  • multidisciplinary

    involving several fields at once, in contrast to focusing on a single discipline

文法句型

disciplinary + noun

用法筆記

Common before nouns such as boundaries, fields, perspectives, and approaches. Often contrasted with interdisciplinary (combining fields) or multidisciplinary (involving several fields).

常見錯誤

❌She has wide disciplinary interests.
✅She has wide academic interests.
💡'disciplinary' sounds unnatural with interests unless the context specifies academic field boundaries.