academic1/͵ækəˋdɛmIk; ˌækəˈdemIk◄/adj 1 relating to education, especially in a college or university〔尤指大学〕学术的﹐教学上的: students’ academic achievements 学生的学业成绩academic work/study/research 学术研究the academic year (=the period of the year when there are school or university classes) 学年see box at见 QUALIFICATION 方框2 if a subject in a discussion is academic, it is not important to discuss it because you cannot change the situation 不切实际的﹐空谈的: We don’t have any money, so the question of where to go on holiday is purely academic. 我们没有钱﹐所以去哪里度假的问题纯属空谈。3 good at studying 善于学习的: She was never a very academic child. 她从不是一个学习成绩很好的孩子。
academic2n [C] a teacher in a college or university 大学教师