school day
school day — 名詞
1. one of the days between Monday and Friday when children attend classes at school
上課日
週間上課的日子
one of the days between Monday and Friday when children attend classes at school, as opposed to Saturday or Sunday when they stay at home.
Monday is a school day, but the children have no classes on Saturday or Sunday.
星期一是上課日，但孩子們星期六和星期日不用上課。
school day vs weekend contrast
There are five school days each week in most countries around the world.
世界上大多數國家每週有五個上課日。
countable: five school days
On a school day, Ryo wakes up at seven o'clock to catch the bus.
上課日的早晨，Ryo 七點起床趕校車。
prepositional phrase: 'on a school day'
The park is much quieter on a school day than during the summer holidays.
比起暑假，公園在平日上課日時安靜多了。
Friday is always a short school day because classes end an hour early.
星期五的上課日比較短，因為課程提早一小時結束。
- on a school day
- a short school day
- the first school day (e.g. after a holiday)
- weekday
broader — includes any day from Monday to Friday, not just those when school is in session.
- weekend
Saturday and Sunday, when most schools are closed.
文法句型
school day + as a countable noun
on a school day
常見錯誤
2. the hours each day during which lessons and other school activities take place,
上課時間
每天在校上課的時段
the hours each day during which lessons and other school activities take place, usually from morning until early afternoon.
The school day starts at eight thirty and finishes at three fifteen.
上課時間從八點半開始，三點十五分放學。
the school day + starts at [time] / finishes at [time]
During the school day, students have lessons, break time, and lunch.
在上課時間內，學生有課堂、休息時間和午餐。
during the school day
Kemi's grandmother picks her up from school at the end of the school day.
Kemi 的祖母在上課結束時到學校接她。
The principal decided to extend the school day by adding thirty minutes of reading time.
校長決定將上課時間延長三十分鐘，用來閱讀。
We had a short assembly at the beginning of the school day.
我們在上課時間開始時參加了一場簡短的集會。
- the school day starts / begins / ends / finishes
- extend / shorten the school day
- during the school day
- at the beginning / end of the school day
- school hours
more specific to the time framework; 'school day' can also imply the activities that fill those hours.
文法句型
the school day + starts/ends + at + time
during the school day
用法筆記
This sense is almost always singular ('the school day'). It refers to the daily timetable, not to a particular calendar day.
常見錯誤
3. the period in a person's childhood and teenage years when they attend school, of
學生時代
童年與青少年的就學時期
the period in a person's childhood and teenage years when they attend school, often remembered or referred to later in life.
Mrs. Okafor often looks back fondly on her school days in Lagos.
Okafor 太太常懷念她在拉哥斯的學生時代。
fondly look back on one's school days
His school days were filled with football practice, music lessons, and homework.
他的學生時代充滿了足球練習、音樂課和家庭作業。
I still keep in touch with friends from my school days.
我到現在仍和學生時代的朋友保持聯繫。
friends from (someone's) school days
Sirin wrote a novel about her school days at a boarding school in the mountains.
Sirin 寫了一本小說，描述她在山中寄宿學校的學生時代。
My uncle says his school days were the happiest time of his life.
我叔叔說他的學生時代是他一生中最快樂的時光。
- (one's) school days
- look back on / remember / recall one's school days
- friends from school days
- since (one's) school days
- school years
interchangeable, but 'school days' has a more nostalgic, informal tone.
- schooldays
written as one word, same meaning, slightly more formal or literary.
文法句型
(one's) school days + verb
from (one's) school days
用法筆記
Always in plural ('school days') for this sense. Singular 'school day' would be understood as sense 1 or 2.