Grammar school
Significado: Selective state secondary school (UK)
Academically selective state schools that historically educated bright working and middle-class children. A marker of meritocratic class mobility.
Ejemplos
- Went to the local grammar school. 上了当地的文法学校fue al grammar school del barrio地元のグラマースクールに通った동네 그래머 스쿨에 다녔다.
- Grammar school boy made good. 文法学校出身的孩子出人头地了un chico del grammar school que triunfóグラマースクール出身の少年が成功した그래머 스쿨 출신 소년이 성공했다.
- The grammar school generation. 文法学校那一代la generación del grammar schoolグラマースクール世代그래머 스쿨 세대.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: education, class discussion
Tono: factual, sometimes nostalgic
✓ Correcto
- Grammar school educated文法学校毕业的educado en un grammar schoolグラマースクール教育を受けた그래머 스쿨 출신의
- Old grammar school老文法学校el viejo grammar school古いグラマースクール오래된 그래머 스쿨
✗ Incorrecto
- Political topic—debates about selection政治敏感话题，涉及择优录取的争论Tema político: debates sobre la selección por mérito政治的な話題で、選抜制度についての議論がある정치적 주제—선발제에 대한 논쟁
Errores comunes
- Confusing with American usage (= primary school)
Origen e historia
Originally schools teaching Latin grammar (medieval), evolved into selective state secondary schools. Many converted to comprehensive schools in the 1960s-70s.
Etimología: Grammar (Latin) + school
Primera vez registrado: Medieval origin, modern meaning post-1944
Contexto cultural
Era: Post-1944 especially
Generation: All generations
Social background: Social mobility marker
Pop culture: Education debates
Regional notes: British education system.
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