extracurricular
UK/.ekstrәkә'rikjulә/US
C2
Definitions
adj.
Outside the regular academic curriculum.
课外的。
adj.
Outside one's normal duties or, informally, outside one's marriage.
（口语）份外的；婚外的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedextra-outside, beyond
+
-arrelating to, resembling
=extracurricular
extra- (outside) + curricul (curriculum, from Latin currere 'a racecourse, a course to run') + -ar = outside the set course of study. Latin curriculum was literally a 'little racecourse'; a school curriculum is the track of subjects you run through, so extracurricular is anything off that track.
Root car still carries 96 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.extracurricular activities课外活动
- 2.extracurricular programs课外项目
- 3.extracurricular clubs课外俱乐部
Example Sentences
- 1.
Colleges look at extracurricular activities as well as grades.
- 2.
He's developed an extracurricular interest in beekeeping.