gymnasium
gymnasium — 名詞
- gymnasiumsingular
- gymnasiumsplural
1. a building or large room designed for physical exercise, indoor sports, and trai
體育館
配有運動設備的大型室內場所
a building or large room designed for physical exercise, indoor sports, and training activities, often found in schools, universities, or public sports centres
The school's basketball team practised in the gymnasium every afternoon after class.
學校的籃球隊每天下午放學後都在體育館練習。
collocation: school gymnasium
The old gymnasium had wooden floors and tall windows on both sides of the hall.
這座老體育館有木質地板，大廳兩側還有高大的窗戶。
describing a gymnasium building
On rainy days, the children played indoor games inside the gymnasium instead of the playground.
下雨天時，孩子們在體育館裡玩室內遊戲，而不是去操場。
The university built a new gymnasium with a swimming pool and climbing wall for students.
大學為學生蓋了一座新體育館，裡面有游泳池和攀岩牆。
Athletes stretched their muscles on the gymnasium floor before the competition began.
比賽開始前，運動員在體育館的地板上伸展肌肉。
- gym
shortened everyday form — much more common in casual speech and writing
- sports hall
British English term for a large indoor space designed for multiple sports
- fitness centre
commercial facility focused on exercise equipment and fitness classes
- sports complex
larger facility that may include multiple gymnasiums, courts, and pools
用法筆記
Often shortened to 'gym' in everyday conversation. The full word 'gymnasium' is more common in formal writing or when describing the building itself rather than just the activity space.
常見錯誤
2. a type of secondary school in parts of Europe, especially German-speaking countr
文理中學
歐洲國家升大學的預備中學
a type of secondary school in parts of Europe, especially German-speaking countries, that provides an academic education designed to prepare students for university entry
Students at the gymnasium study advanced mathematics and literature to prepare for university.
文理中學的學生修讀高等數學和文學，為上大學做準備。
collocation: study at / attend a gymnasium
After finishing gymnasium, many Dutch students take a gap year before starting university.
許多荷蘭學生在完成文理中學後會先休學一年，再開始上大學。
The gymnasium curriculum in Austria includes Latin or a second language for all students.
奧地利文理中學的課程要求所有學生修讀拉丁文或第二語言。
A German gymnasium typically takes eight or nine years to complete before university entry.
德國文理中學通常需要八到九年才能畢業，之後才能進入大學。
用法筆記
In most German-speaking countries, the word is capitalised (Gymnasium) as a proper noun. Only students who pass the Abitur (in Germany) or Matura (in Austria) at the end of gymnasium are eligible for university admission.