必修

• 拼音: bì xiū
• 汉字拆解: 必 = must; 修 = 亻(person) + 攸, to study/cultivate

含义

Required; compulsory; mandatory (course). Academic subjects that must be taken.

Primarily used in educational contexts to describe courses that students must take to graduate, as opposed to electives (选修). Can also be used figuratively to describe essential skills or knowledge.

例句

1. 大学英语是所有专业的必修课。
2. 这门数学课是理科生的必修，文科生可以选修。
3. 沟通能力是职场人士的必修技能。

用法指南

语境: education, curriculum

语气: academic

正确说法

• 这是一门必修课，不能逃课。(This is a required course — you can't skip it.)
• 必修课程一共有十二门。(There are twelve required courses in total.)

错误说法

• 不要把'必修'用于非学业场合 (Outside academic contexts, use 必须具备的 or 必要的 rather than 必修)

起源与历史

Compound of 必 (must, certainly) + 修 (to study, cultivate), meaning must be studied.

文化背景

世代: Students

社会背景: Universal