“自学”常见的英文表达有 self-study 和 teach oneself:
self-study: 既可以作名词,表示“自学;自修”这一行为或过程;也可作形容词,描述与自学相关的活动或材料。例如:
名词:I spend a lot of time on self-study to improve my English.(我花很多时间自学以提高英语水平。)
形容词:We have a self-study center where students can access various learning resources.(我们有一个自学中心,学生可以在那里获取各种学习资源。)
teach oneself:是一个动词短语,强调个人主动通过自己的努力和探索来学习知识或技能,更侧重于动作和过程。例如:He taught himself to play the guitar by watching online tutorials.(他通过观看在线教程自学了弹吉他。)