extracurriculars
extracurriculars — 形容詞
1. describing clubs, sports, music, drama, and similar activities that students joi
課外的
正規課程以外的學生活動
describing clubs, sports, music, drama, and similar activities that students join outside their normal school or university classes.
Constanza joined the debate team as her main extracurricular activity this semester.
Constanza 這學期把辯論社當作她主要的課外活動。
attributive: extracurricular + activity
Most universities expect strong grades and several extracurricular interests in an application.
大多數大學期待申請者有優秀的成績與多元的課外興趣。
collocation: extracurricular interests
The school offers extracurricular classes in pottery, robotics, and Mandarin every Wednesday afternoon.
學校每週三下午開設陶藝、機器人和中文等課外課程。
Min spent so much time on extracurricular sports that her homework began to suffer.
Min 花太多時間在課外運動上，她的作業開始受影響。
Funding for extracurricular programs was cut after the district lost its arts grant.
在學區失去藝術補助後，課外活動的經費遭到刪減。
- after-school
narrower — only refers to activities held after class hours, usually for younger students
- co-curricular
formal education term; suggests activities that complement the official curriculum rather than sit outside it
- curricular
part of the official course of study
- academic
relating to graded coursework rather than optional activities
文法句型
extracurricular + activity/club/sport
用法筆記
Almost always attributive — modifies a noun like activity, club, program, sport, class. Rarely used after 'be'.
常見錯誤
2. describing tasks, projects, or interests that someone takes on in addition to th
本職外的
在主要工作之外另外承接的事務
describing tasks, projects, or interests that someone takes on in addition to the main work or duties they are paid or expected to do.
Dario writes science fiction novels as an extracurricular project alongside his engineering job.
Dario 在工程師本職外，還會寫科幻小說當作副業計畫。
attributive: extracurricular project
The mayor's extracurricular consulting work raised serious questions among city council members.
市長本職外的顧問工作引起市議員們嚴重質疑。
collocation: extracurricular work
Chidi took on extracurricular research at the hospital while finishing his medical residency.
Chidi 在完成住院醫師訓練的同時，還接下醫院本職外的研究。
Senior partners discourage extracurricular legal advice given to friends without proper paperwork.
資深合夥人不鼓勵在沒有正式文件下提供本職外的法律建議。
- primary
the main role or duty
文法句型
extracurricular + work/project/duty
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 is about students and school clubs; sense 2 is about adults taking on side work beyond their main job. The duties or projects must be clearly outside the main role.
3. a polite or joking way to describe a romantic or sexual relationship that someon
婚外的
在婚姻之外的男女情感關係
a polite or joking way to describe a romantic or sexual relationship that someone has with a person who is not their husband or wife.
Élise discovered her husband's extracurricular romance through a hotel receipt left in his coat pocket.
Élise 從丈夫外套口袋裡掉出的旅館收據，發現了他的婚外戀情。
attributive: extracurricular romance
Tabloid reporters love writing about the extracurricular affairs of famous politicians.
八卦記者最愛報導知名政治人物的婚外情。
collocation: extracurricular affairs
Ishaan's extracurricular activities with a younger colleague ended his twelve-year marriage.
Ishaan 和一位年輕同事的婚外情，結束了他長達十二年的婚姻。
The novel hints at the count's extracurricular adventures throughout his long, unhappy marriage.
小說暗示著伯爵在漫長而不快樂的婚姻中各種婚外風流。
- extramarital
neutral, formal term used in news and legal writing
- adulterous
strong moral judgement; suggests betrayal of marriage vows
文法句型
extracurricular + activity/affair/romance
用法筆記
Used as a softened or playful word for 'cheating' — speakers choose it to sound less harsh than 'adultery' or 'affair'. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about romance, not extra work.