set texts

set texts — 慣用語

1. books, plays, poems, or other written works that a school or examination board r

1.慣用語B2
釋義

指定文本

學校規定必讀的書目或文章

books, plays, poems, or other written works that a school or examination board requires students to study and discuss as part of a course.

例句

This year's set texts for English Literature include two Austen novels and a Shakespeare play.

今年英國文學的指定文本包括兩本珍·奧斯汀的小說和一部莎士比亞的戲劇。

collocation: set texts for [subject]

The set texts for the final exams are announced by the department in September.

期末考的指定文本會在九月由系上公布。

passive: are announced

常見搭配
  • set texts for [subject]
  • list of set texts
  • prescribed set texts
  • the set texts include
  • choose the set texts
同義詞
  • required reading

    More common in American English; broader — can include articles, not just books or literary works

  • prescribed texts

    Formal synonym, common in exam-board documents; closer register to 'set texts'

  • set books

    Slightly narrower focus on whole books rather than shorter texts; more common in British English

反義詞
  • optional reading

    Readings that students may choose to read but are not required to

文法句型

set texts + for + [subject/academic year]

用法筆記

Most common in British and Commonwealth education systems. In American English, required reading or required texts are more frequent. Typically appears in plural form.

常見錯誤

The set texts is very long.
The set texts are very long.
'texts' is plural, so the verb must be plural ('are', not 'is').
The teacher gave us a set text to read over the holidays.
The teacher gave us some set texts to read over the holidays.
'set texts' is almost always plural because it refers to a collection of works, not a single assigned book.