Dictionary entry
school-age child
学龄儿童
a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
- 1.
a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
In use
The after-school program is designed for every school-age child in the community.
As a school-age child, she walked to school every day with her older brother.
The new policy provides free meals for every school-age child regardless of family income.
a school-age child
与不定冠词连用，泛指任何一个学龄儿童。
A school-age child needs at least nine hours of sleep per night.
学龄儿童每晚至少需要九小时睡眠。
school-age children
复数形式表示泛指一类人。
School-age children often participate in extracurricular activities.
学龄儿童经常参加课外活动。
the school-age child's [noun]
所有格形式，后接被拥有的对象。
The school-age child's education is a top priority for parents.
学龄儿童的教育是家长最优先考虑的事情。
Common mistakes
School-age child should go to school.A school-age child should go to school.
英语中可数名词单数前需要不定冠词 'a' 或定冠词 'the'，表示泛指时用不定冠词。
He is a school age child.He is a school-age child.
复合形容词 'school-age' 需要用连字符连接两个单词，以正确修饰名词 'child'，避免误读为名词短语 'school age'。
Connections
Confusing words
- schoolchild
- 学童，中小学生 · schoolchild强调正在上学的小孩，通常指小学生或中学生，与school-age child同义但更常见于单数形式；school-age child是更正式的说法，强调年龄处于学龄阶段。
- preschooler
- 学龄前儿童 · preschooler指未到入学年龄的儿童，即尚未上小学的孩子，而school-age child指已经入学的适龄儿童，二者年龄阶段不同。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
This is a compound noun phrase used to refer to a child who is of an age to attend school.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.