discipline

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈdɪsɪplɪn/    /ˈdɪsəplɪn/|[ˈd̥ɪsɪ̽plɪ̈n]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A controlled behaviour; self-control. countable,uncountable
    — The most perfect, who have their passions in the best discipline, are yet obliged to be constantly on their guard.
  2. A controlled behaviour; self-control.; An enforced compliance or control. countable,uncountable
    — The masters looked unusually stern, but it was the sternness of thought rather than of discipline.
  3. A controlled behaviour; self-control.; A systematic method of obtaining obedience. countable,uncountable
    — Discipline aims at the removal of bad habits and the substitution of good ones, especially those of order, regularity, and obedience.
  4. A controlled behaviour; self-control.; A state of order based on submission to authority. countable,uncountable
    — Their wildness lose, and, quitting nature's part, / Obey the rules and discipline of art.
  5. A controlled behaviour; self-control.; A set of rules regulating behaviour. countable,uncountable
  6. A controlled behaviour; self-control.; A punishment to train or maintain control. countable,uncountable
    — giving her the discipline of the strap
  7. A controlled behaviour; self-control.; A punishment to train or maintain control.; A whip used for self-flagellation. countable,uncountable
    — All she had done was give Teena a cilice, a barbed metal chain she was to tie around her thigh for two hours every day, and a discipline, a rope whip with knotted ends she was to use on her back when she prayed the Hail Mary.
  8. A controlled behaviour; self-control.; A punishment to train or maintain control.; A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification. countable,uncountable
  9. A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice. countable,uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: specialty, speciality, specialism
  10. A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.; A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To train someone by instruction and practice. transitive
  2. To teach someone to obey authority. transitive
  3. To punish someone in order to (re)gain control. transitive
  4. To impose order on someone. transitive

词形变化

disciplines plural disciplines present,singular,third-person disciplining participle,present disciplined participle,past disciplined past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman, from Old French descipline, from Latin disciplina (“instruction”), from discipulus (“pupil”), influenced by disco (“to learn”), from Proto-Indo-European *dek- (“(cause to) accept”).
词源 2
From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman, from Old French descipline, from Latin disciplina (“instruction”), from discipulus (“pupil”), influenced by disco (“to learn”), from Proto-Indo-European *dek- (“(cause to) accept”).
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