discipline
英 ['dɪsɪplɪn]
美['dɪsəplɪn]
- n. 学科；纪律；训练；惩罚
- vt. 训练，训导；惩戒
英英释意
- 1. a branch of knowledge;
- "in what discipline is his doctorate?"
- "teachers should be well trained in their subject"
- "anthropology is the study of human beings"
- 2. a system of rules of conduct or method of practice;
- "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine" or "for such a plan to work requires discipline";
- 3. the trait of being well behaved;
- "he insisted on discipline among the troops"
- 4. training to improve strength or self-control
- 5. the act of punishing;
- "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"