How do you use "Finishing school" in a sentence?

Sent to finishing school in Switzerland. Very finishing school manners. The old finishing school set.

Finishing school

Q: What does "Finishing school" mean?

School teaching upper-class social graces A private school (often in Switzerland) teaching social graces, etiquette, and cultural refinement to young upper-class women. Largely obsolete now.

Slang Term BritishAmerican ★★★☆☆ Moderate Neutral

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Meaning: School teaching upper-class social graces

教授上流社会礼仪的学校

Escuela que enseña los modales de la clase alta

上流階級の社交術を教える学校

상류층의 사교 예절을 가르치는 학교

A private school (often in Switzerland) teaching social graces, etiquette, and cultural refinement to young upper-class women. Largely obsolete now.

教授社交礼仪、餐桌礼仪和文化修养的私立学校（通常在瑞士），面向上流阶级的年轻女性。现在基本已经过时。

Un colegio privado (a menudo en Suiza) que enseña modales sociales, etiqueta y refinamiento cultural a jóvenes mujeres de clase alta. En gran medida obsoleto hoy.

上流階級の若い女性に社交術、マナー、文化的教養を教える私立学校（スイスにあることが多い）。現在ではほぼ廃れている。

상류층 젊은 여성에게 사교 예절, 에티켓, 교양을 가르치는 사립학교(주로 스위스 소재). 지금은 거의 사라진 개념이다.

Examples

Sent to finishing school in Switzerland.
被送到瑞士的精修学校
enviada a una escuela de modales en Suiza
スイスのフィニッシングスクールに送られた
스위스의 피니싱 스쿨에 보내졌다
Very finishing school manners.
非常精修学校式的举止
modales muy de escuela de señoritas
とてもフィニッシングスクール的なマナー
매우 피니싱 스쿨다운 매너
The old finishing school set.
老精修学校的那帮人
el grupo de la vieja escuela de modales
古いフィニッシングスクールの仲間
옛 피니싱 스쿨 동문들

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: historical, class

Tone: nostalgic, sometimes mocking

✓ Do Say

Finishing school polish
精修学校的修养
el refinamiento de la escuela de modales
フィニッシングスクール仕込みの洗練さ
피니싱 스쿨의 세련됨
Swiss finishing school
瑞士的精修学校
escuela de modales suiza
スイスのフィニッシングスクール
스위스 피니싱 스쿨

✗ Don't Say

Largely obsolete concept
基本上是过时的概念
Concepto en gran medida obsoleto
ほぼ時代遅れの概念
거의 사라진 개념

Common Mistakes

Thinking they still commonly exist

Origin & History

Schools that 'finished' a young lady's education with social graces, etiquette, and cultural accomplishments. Popular for wealthy families in the 19th and early 20th century.

Etymology: Finishing (completing, polishing) + school

First recorded: 19th century

Cultural Context

Era: 19th-mid 20th century

Generation: Historical

Social background: Upper class education

Pop culture: Period pieces

Regional notes: British and American historical.

Variations

Finishing schoolSwiss finishing school