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nea — 名詞

1. an abbreviation for National Education Association: the largest professional org

1.名詞C1
釋義

國家教育協會

美國最大的教師專業組織

an abbreviation for National Education Association: the largest professional organization for teachers and other school staff in the United States, which works to improve public schools and protect educators' working conditions.

例句

Rania, a high school teacher, joined the NEA for better legal protection at work.

Rania 是俄亥俄州的高中老師，她加入 NEA 以獲得更好的法律保障。

joined the NEA — membership collocation

The NEA released a statement supporting smaller class sizes in public schools across the country.

NEA 發表聲明，支持全國公立學校縮小班級規模。

the NEA released a statement — organizational action pattern

用法筆記

Always capitalized; commonly preceded by 'the' when referring to the organization. The same three-letter abbreviation also stands for a federal arts agency (sense 2), so the context — education vs. arts — disambiguates which NEA is meant.

常見錯誤

❌The NEA stands for National Endowment for the Arts.' (in a sentence about teachers)
✅The NEA stands for National Education Association.
💡Both senses share the same three-letter form; you must rely on context to tell whether the reference is to the teachers' union or the arts agency.

2. an abbreviation for National Endowment for the Arts: a United States government

2.名詞C1
釋義

國家藝術基金

美國聯邦政府資助藝術的文化機構

an abbreviation for National Endowment for the Arts: a United States government agency that provides financial grants and support to artists, musicians, theaters, museums, and other cultural programs nationwide.

例句

A theater in Houston got a grant from the NEA for its youth drama program.

休士頓的一家小型劇院獲得 NEA 補助，用於青少年戲劇計畫。

grant from the NEA — funding collocation

Camille applied for NEA funding to support her photography exhibition in rural New Mexico.

Camille 申請 NEA 資金，以支持她在新墨西哥州鄉村的攝影展。

NEA funding — attributive noun pattern

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: when the context involves art, music, theater, or cultural grants, the reference is to the National Endowment for the Arts, not the teachers' union. Frequently encountered in discussions of government spending on culture.

常見錯誤

❌The theater asked the teachers' union (NEA) for funding.
✅The theater asked the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for funding.
💡Only the arts NEA provides grants; the education NEA is a labor union that represents teachers and does not distribute arts funding.