Learn vs Study
学习和研究是两个verbswith similar meanings but there is some difference between them when it comes to usages. The two verbs, learn and study, are often confused as words that convey the same meaning. We tend to use these words, learn and study, as synonyms because we do not pay attention to the difference between them. That is why this article has made showing what the difference between learn and study as its objective. We will explore the two words separately with their definitions and examples that are given to clear the meaning of each word. As a result, at the end, you will be able to understand the difference between learn and study.
What does Learn mean?
The word learn, according to the Oxford English dictionary, means ‘gain or acquire knowledge of or技能in (something) by study, experience, or being taught.’ The word learn is also used to indicate the meaning of ‘mastering’ a subject as in the expression ‘learn to play the guitar’. As you can see mastering of something can be done only byacquiringknowledge about something.
动词学习的其他形式是“学到的”和“学到的”。在British English, learnt is thepast and past participleform of learn while in American English, learned is the past and past participle form of learn. The word learn indicates gaining knowledge of something or it refers to the skill acquired by experience. In other words, the word learn suggests ‘the development of a particular ability’.
It is interesting to note that the verb learn is often followed by the words ‘that’ and ‘how’ as in the sentences given below.
I have learned that she was away.
You can learn how to play the guitar.
在the first sentence, you can see that the verb learn is followed by the word ‘that’ whereas, in the second sentence, the verb learn is followed by the word ‘how’. Also, you can understand that the word learn is used to mean become aware of in the first sentence. So, the sentence means, I got to know that she was away.
研究是什么意思?
The word study, according to the Oxford English dictionary, means ‘devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of (an academic subject), especially by means of books.’
The word study is generally not used in expressions like ‘study to play the guitar.’ That is because study is used in the sense of spending time to gain knowledge of an academic subject, and mainly through books.
The verb study is also used in the sense of ‘preparing’ for the examinations as in the sentence ‘he studied well to get first rank’. The word study is often used as anounin the sense of ‘the devotion of time and attention to acquire information or knowledge mainly from books’. It refers to the pursuit of knowledge as in the sentence ‘he continued his studies’. The word study is used in combination with other words such as ‘room’ to form the word ‘study-room’.
Anything worthy of observation can be an object of study as in the sentence ‘the topic is fit for study’.
What is the difference between Learn and Study?
•“学习”一词具有广泛的含义。这意味着通过学习,教育或经验获取一些知识。从这个意义上讲,学习是一种学习方式。
• The word ‘learn’ also suggests the development of a particular ability or mastering something, it can be a subject or any other skill, and it can be through any means.
•但是,研究主要用于花费时间来获取学术学科的知识,主要是通过阅读。
•在英国英语中,学习是过去和过去的分词形式在美国英语中,学习是过去和过去的分词形式。在两种英语形式中,研究都有所研究的过去和过去分词。
• Study is used as both a verb and a noun. Learn is only used as a verb.
These are the main differences between learn and study.
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