Word · Frequency #12916
postsecondary
高等教育的；中学后的
核心释义
relating to education after secondary school, such as college or university
高等教育
用法In use
Many students choose to pursue postsecondary education after high school.
用法提示：此处 postsecondary 作形容词，修饰 education，表示“中学后的、高等的”。
She received financial aid to attend a postsecondary institution.
用法提示：postsecondary 修饰 institution，说明是中学之后的教育机构。
Postsecondary training can help workers gain new skills.
用法提示：postsecondary 作定语，强调中学以后阶段的培训。
postsecondary + noun
postsecondary 是形容词，通常用作定语，修饰 education、institution、program 等名词。
She is applying to postsecondary institutions.
她正在申请高等教育机构。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子Postsecondary is very important for young people.正确表达Postsecondary education is very important for young people.
postsecondary 是形容词，不能单独作名词充当主语；中文里的“高等教育”是名词，而英语必须说 postsecondary education（或 higher education），让 education 作主语。
易错句子I study in a postsecondary institution.正确表达I study at a postsecondary institution.
表示在某所教育机构学习时，介词要用 at，而不用 in；in 强调的是空间内部，at 强调机构或地点。postsecondary institution 即“中学后教育机构”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- postsecondary education
- 高等教育
- Many students pursue postsecondary education after graduating from high school.许多学生高中毕业后继续接受高等教育。
- postsecondary institution
- 高等教育机构
- A university is a type of postsecondary institution.大学是一种高等教育机构。
- postsecondary degree
- 高等教育学位
- She earned a postsecondary degree in economics.她获得了经济学高等教育学位。
- postsecondary program
- 中学后课程；高等教育项目
- This college offers several postsecondary programs in health care.这所学院提供多个医疗保健方面的高等教育课程。
- postsecondary student
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
中学毕业后的教育：post（之后）+ secondary（中学）→ 高等教育。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：教育政策文件、大学招生说明、学术研究 postsecondary 多用于正式的教育行政、招生或学术语境，强调中学以后的教育阶段；日常口语中较少使用，通常会说 college、university 等更具体的词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only secondary shares the exact /-ˌsekənˌderi/ ending and rhymes with postsecondary. The other -ary words are spelling lookalikes: primary (/praɪ-/), ordinary (/ˈɔːr-/), necessary (/ˈnes-/), elementary (/ˈmentəri/), tertiary (/ˈtɜːrʃi-/), all with different vowel or consonant endings.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.