kindergarten
/ˈkɪndəɡɑːtn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɪndərɡɑːrtn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tᵊn ˈkin-də-, -dᵊn/ (ame, mw)
kindergarten — 名詞
- kindergartensingular
- kindergartensplural
1. In the US education system, the first formal year of schooling that children att
大班
美國小學一年級前的正式學年
In the US education system, the first formal year of schooling that children attend before first grade, usually starting around age five.
Every morning, Yasmin waits at the bus stop for the kindergarten bus to arrive.
每天早上，Yasmin 在校車站等著大班的校車來接她。
On her first day of kindergarten, Dahlia held her mother's hand very tightly.
上大班的第一天，Dahlia 緊緊握著媽媽的手。
no article before 'kindergarten' for the school year
The kindergarten class at Roosevelt Elementary has twenty children and two teachers.
Roosevelt 小學的大班有二十個小朋友和兩位老師。
After finishing kindergarten, children start first grade in the autumn.
念完大班之後，小朋友在秋天進入小學一年級。
Joaquín learned to write his own name during his year in kindergarten.
Joaquín 在讀大班那一年學會寫自己的名字。
用法筆記
In US English, 'kindergarten' is usually used without an article when referring to the school year itself (e.g., 'My son started kindergarten this fall'). When referring to a particular institution, it is countable ('They chose a kindergarten close to home').
常見錯誤
2. A school for very young children, usually between two and five years old, where
幼兒園
為兩歲至五歲幼兒設立的學前教育機構
A school for very young children, usually between two and five years old, where they learn through play, creative activities, and social interaction rather than formal lessons.
The kindergarten next to the park takes children from age two to five.
公園旁邊那間幼兒園招收兩歲到五歲的小朋友。
sense 2: accepts toddlers from age 2
At Wei's kindergarten, the children spend most of the morning playing outdoors.
Wei 就讀的幼兒園讓孩子們大部份上午都在戶外玩耍。
Many working parents look for a kindergarten close to their office.
許多上班族父母會找離公司近的幼兒園。
Shirin started going to kindergarten when she was three years old.
Shirin 三歲的時候開始上幼兒園。
The kindergarten teacher helped the children build a house with large cardboard boxes.
幼兒園老師幫小朋友用大紙箱蓋了一間房子。
- preschool
The standard US term for the same concept; 'preschool' is preferred in American English for this sense.
- nursery school
Common in British English; slightly more formal and often refers to school-based rather than home-based care.
- playgroup
Less formal, often parent-run and part-time; usually for younger children (ages 2–4).
用法筆記
This sense is more common in British English. In US English, 'preschool' or 'nursery school' is typically used for this age group instead. Distinguish from sense 1, where 'kindergarten' refers specifically to the year before first grade at age five.