homework

名词 n.
/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/    /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. uncountable,usually
    — You must do your homework before you can watch television.
  2. Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.; Something which one is encouraged to learn or study on one's own. broadly,uncountable,usually
    — The speaker had certainly done his homework before delivering the lecture.
  3. Any work that is done at home; housework. archaic,literally,uncountable,usually
    — Hatch perceived homework to be one tool—along with various workfare schemes and private sector training programs—that would take women off welfare and make poor women "independent."
  4. Sexual intercourse. euphemistic,slang,uncountable,usually
    — My wife and I want a kid, and we do plenty of homework, but goddamn it, Dutch, I just can't connect.
  5. Tasks assigned by a dominant for a submissive to perform when they are physically away from their dominant or otherwise free. uncountable,usually

词形变化

homeworks plural

词源

Etymology tree
English home
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom
Proto-Germanic *werką
Proto-West Germanic *werk
Old English weorc
Middle English werk
English work
English homework
From home + work.
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