physical education
physical education — 名詞
1. a school subject in which children take part in physical activities such as runn
體育課
學校的體育運動課程
a school subject in which children take part in physical activities such as running, jumping, playing team sports, and doing exercises as part of their regular learning programme
The children in Miss Chen's class have physical education every Tuesday and Thursday morning.
陳老師班上的學生每週二和週四上午都有體育課。
have + physical education + day-of-week pattern
Hugo's favourite part of physical education is learning to play volleyball with his friends.
Hugo 最喜歡體育課的部分就是跟同學一起學打排球。
Many schools now offer physical education programmes that include yoga and dance as well as team sports.
現在許多學校的體育課內容除了團隊運動，也包含瑜伽和舞蹈。
Anya twisted her ankle during physical education and had to sit on the bench for the rest of the lesson.
Anya 在體育課時扭傷了腳踝，只好坐在長凳上休息到課程結束。
Physical education helps students build strength, coordination, and the habit of staying active every day.
體育課能幫助學生培養體能、協調能力以及每天保持運動的習慣。
文法句型
have + physical education
用法筆記
Commonly shortened to PE (or P.E.) in everyday conversation. The word is uncountable: we say 'I have PE today', not 'a PE'. In British English, it is also called 'games' at some schools.
常見錯誤
2. the academic area of teaching and research that focuses on how the human body mo
體育學科
身體發展與運動科學領域
the academic area of teaching and research that focuses on how the human body moves, stays healthy, and develops physical skills, including exercise science, sports training, and personal fitness
Padma is studying physical education at the National Taiwan University and hopes to become a sports coach.
Padma 正在國立臺灣大學攻讀體育學科，希望將來能成為一名運動教練。
study + physical education + [institution]
Research in physical education shows that regular exercise helps children concentrate better in their other classes.
體育學科的研究顯示，規律運動有助於兒童在其他課堂上更專心。
The university's physical education department offers courses in sports psychology and exercise physiology.
這所大學的體育學系開設了運動心理學和運動生理學等課程。
Hamza wrote his final paper on how physical education programmes can help prevent obesity in teenagers.
Hamza 的期末論文探討體育課程如何幫助預防青少年肥胖問題。
A degree in physical education can lead to careers in teaching, sports training, or community health promotion.
取得體育學科的學位後，可以從事教學、運動訓練或社區健康推廣等工作。
- sports science
overlapping but more focused on the scientific study of sport and exercise
- kinesiology
formal academic term for the study of body movement, more common in North America
- exercise science
focuses on the physiological and biomechanical aspects of physical activity
文法句型
study + physical education
用法筆記
This sense refers to the academic discipline rather than the school activity. It is used in university catalogues, research papers, and professional contexts. The abbreviation PE is less common for this sense than for the school-subject sense.