一日一词：教养=命EDUCATED

自现象级英语

EDUCATED

1. 英英释义：having been well taught 

例句：The Economist correspondents and editors are highly educated thinkers and writers. 

2. 为什么选这个词？

 “educated”是形容词，意思是“受过教育的、有教养的、对......熟知的”。相比它的名词形式education, 形容词 educated 更加灵活，使用的场合更多，是一个容易被忽略的好词。先来看几个例句。 

比如，《经济学人》记者和编辑往往毕业于英美名校，受过很好的教育，思考清晰，文笔出彩，我们就可以这样介绍他们：The

Economist correspondents and editors are highly educated thinkers and writers.

除了用 educated 形容某人接受过教育外，还可以用它来表示熟知、通晓某一方面的知识。几个月前去清华经管院听美国凯雷投资集团共同创始人、亿万富翁、慈善家 David Rubenstein 先生做分享，当他解释自己为什么把自己的财富投入到公民教育时，他说了这么一句话：Americans are not particularly educated on their history.这句话的意思其实就是： Americans know very little about their history. “educated”在这里就表示“熟知”，这个用法有新意，让人眼前一亮。 

在写作时，我们经常会说“人们/大众应该......”，其实很多时候核心意思是人们缺乏某一方面的知识，应该弥补认知短板。这个时候我们就可以用 educated 了。来看两个例句：The public should be educated on the pros and cons of gene editing.

In many parts of the country, people are not well educated on the dangers of HIV.

个人拓展：

Educated：displaying qualities of culture and learning

/be highly/fully /particularly /well educated about/ on the dangers/ the risks/ the pros and cons/ the history

/ill-educated workers/poorly educated

背诵：

同义词：educated，cultured，civilized, cultivated

The public should be educated on the pros and cons of gene editing.

Americans are not particularly educated on their history.

He is an educated, amiable and decent man.

亚里士多德：没教养等于白活一回