indoctrinate

IPA/ɪnˈdɒktrɪneɪt/
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indoctrinate — 動詞

  • indoctrinatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • indoctrinateshe / she / it
  • indoctrinatedpast simple
  • indoctrinating-ing form

1. to teach someone a set of beliefs in a forceful or repeated way so that they acc

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

洗腦；灌輸

強迫灌輸特定思想

to teach someone a set of beliefs in a forceful or repeated way so that they accept these beliefs without questioning them.

例句

The regime used state media to indoctrinate children with its political ideology.

該政權利用國營媒體向兒童洗腦，灌輸其政治意識形態。

transitive: indoctrinate + someone + with + ideology

Jisoo refused to let the cult indoctrinate her younger brother into their way of thinking.

Jisoo 拒絕讓那個邪教團體把她的弟弟洗腦，強迫他接受他們的思想。

pattern: indoctrinate + someone + into + way of thinking

常見搭配
  • indoctrinate someone into something
  • indoctrinate someone with something
  • be indoctrinated by someone/something
  • deeply indoctrinated
  • politically/religiously indoctrinated
同義詞
  • brainwash

    stronger and more dramatic; suggests complete control of the mind, often through psychological manipulation

  • program

    suggests a systematic, mechanical process of conditioning, like training a machine

  • propagandize

    focuses on spreading biased or misleading information broadly, not necessarily one-on-one

反義詞
  • educate

    encourages independent thought and critical questioning, the opposite of imposing beliefs

  • enlighten

    implies freeing the mind from ignorance or prejudice rather than restricting it

文法句型

indoctrinate + someone + into + doing something

indoctrinate + someone + with + beliefs/ideas

be indoctrinated + by + person/institution

用法筆記

Almost always used disapprovingly to criticise a person, institution, or system. Common in the passive voice (be indoctrinated) or followed by into (indoctrinate someone into a set of beliefs). Unlike teach or educate, indoctrinate implies the target is not allowed to question or reject the ideas.

常見錯誤

The teacher indoctrinated the students in mathematics.
The teacher taught the students mathematics.
indoctrinate is restricted to beliefs and ideologies, not factual knowledge or skills.
My parents indoctrinated me to tell the truth.
My parents taught me to tell the truth.
indoctrinate has a negative meaning; use teach or raise for positive moral lessons.

同根字

  • indoctrination
    名詞C1
  • indoctrinator
    名詞C2
  • indoctrinated
    形容詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • indoctrinate children/students/recruits
  • indoctrinate followers/members
  • indoctrinate the public

副詞搭配

  • deeply indoctrinated
  • politically indoctrinated
  • religiously indoctrinated
  • heavily indoctrinated

常用片語

  • systematically indoctrinate
  • indoctrinate through fear/repetition
  • be indoctrinated from an early age

介系詞搭配

  • indoctrinate into
  • indoctrinate with
  • be indoctrinated by