How do you use "academic year" in a sentence?

The academic year begins in September. She took a break in the middle of the academic year. Applications for the next academic year are now open.

academic year

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Meaning: The period of the year during which students attend school or university, usually September to July

学年

curso académico

学年度

학년도

We say 'academic year' not 'school year' in formal or university contexts (though 'school year' is used for primary and secondary schools). This is a fixed compound noun.

在正式或大学语境中，我们说'academic year'而不是'school year'（不过'school year'用于中小学）。这是一个固定的复合名词。

En contextos formales o universitarios, decimos 'academic year' y no 'school year' (aunque 'school year' se usa para primaria y secundaria). Es un sustantivo compuesto fijo.

正式な場や大学では'academic year'と言い、'school year'とは言いません（ただし'school year'は小中高で使います）。これは固定された複合名詞です。

격식적이거나 대학 맥락에서는 'school year'가 아니라 'academic year'라고 합니다(초등·중등학교에서는 'school year'도 사용). 이것은 고정된 복합 명사입니다.

Examples

The academic year begins in September.
学年从九月开始。
El curso académico empieza en septiembre.
学年度は9月に始まります。
학년도는 9월에 시작됩니다.
She took a break in the middle of the academic year.
她在学年中途休了一段时间。
Se tomó un descanso a mitad del curso académico.
彼女は学年度の途中で休みを取りました。
그녀는 학년도 중간에 휴학했다.
Applications for the next academic year are now open.
下一学年的申请现已开放。
Las solicitudes para el próximo curso académico ya están abiertas.
次の学年度の出願受付が始まりました。
다음 학년도의 지원 접수가 시작되었습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: education, university, administration

Tone: formal

✓ Do Say

The new academic year starts in October.
新学年十月开始。
El nuevo curso académico empieza en octubre.
新しい学年度は10月に始まります。
새 학년도는 10월에 시작됩니다.
She missed most of the academic year.
她缺席了大部分学年。
Faltó durante la mayor parte del curso académico.
彼女は学年度のほとんどを欠席しました。
그녀는 학년도 대부분을 빠졌다.

✗ Don't Say

The new study year starts in October. (use 'academic year' not 'study year')
新的study year十月开始。（用'academic year'而不是'study year'）
El nuevo study year empieza en octubre. (se usa 'academic year' y no 'study year')
新しいstudy yearは10月に始まります。（'study year'ではなく'academic year'を使います）
새 study year는 10월에 시작합니다. ('study year'가 아니라 'academic year'를 씁니다)
The new learning year starts in October. (use 'academic year' not 'learning year')
新的learning year十月开始。（用'academic year'而不是'learning year'）
El nuevo learning year empieza en octubre. (se usa 'academic year' y no 'learning year')
新しいlearning yearは10月に始まります。（'learning year'ではなく'academic year'を使います）
새 learning year는 10월에 시작합니다. ('learning year'가 아니라 'academic year'를 씁니다)

Origin & History

Natural English educational collocation — 'academic' is the standard formal modifier for the yearly study period.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal