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教授,諄諄教誨,教育
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Inculcate \In*cul"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inculcated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Inculcating}.] [L. inculcatus, p. p. of
inculcare to tread on; pref. in- in, on + calcare to tread,
fr. calx the heel; perh. akin to E. heel. Cf. 2d {Calk},
{Heel}.]
To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions;
to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers
humility.
The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have
not yet had authority enough to enforce and inculcate
upon men's minds. --S. Clarke.
Syn: To instill; infuse; implant; engraft; impress.
資料來源 : WordNet®
inculcate
v : teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions;
"inculcate values into the young generation" [syn: {instill},
{infuse}]