extracurricular
UK/.ekstrәkә'rikjulә/US
六级C2
释义
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。
词根拆分
词根派生extra-（在外）+ curricul（课程，源自拉丁语 currere"跑道、要跑完的进程"）+ -ar = 在既定学业进程之外。拉丁语 curriculum 本义是"小跑道"；学校课程就是你要跑完的科目轨道，extracurricular 即这条轨道之外的事。
词根 car 还连着 96 个词常用搭配
- 1.extracurricular activities课外活动
- 2.extracurricular programs课外项目
- 3.extracurricular clubs课外俱乐部
例句
- 1.
Colleges look at extracurricular activities as well as grades.
大学既看成绩，也看课外活动。
- 2.
He's developed an extracurricular interest in beekeeping.
他课余之外迷上了养蜂。