didactic

/di'dæktik/

Thân thiện

The teacher's didactic approach made the lesson clear but lengthy.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Intended to teach, particularly with a moral instruction: The word "didactic" describes something designed or intended to teach a lesson, often a moral one.
   • Inclined to teach or lecture others, especially in a manner perceived as excessive or patronizing: "Didactic" can also describe a person or tone that is overly instructive in a way that seems tedious or moralizing.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The fable had a clear, didactic purpose. (The story was explicitly intended to teach a moral lesson.)
  • His didactic tone made the lecture feel like a scolding. (His overly instructive manner of speaking made the lecture unpleasant.)
  • She avoided a didactic approach, preferring to let the audience draw their own conclusions. (She steered clear of an excessively teaching-heavy method.)

Advanced Usage

• "Didactic literature": A genre of writing that is primarily intended to instruct or teach, especially morally.
  • Many 18th-century novels were didactic, aiming to improve the reader's character.
• "Didacticism" (noun): The practice or quality of being didactic.
  • The poet was criticized for the heavy didacticism in his later work.

Variants and Related Words

• Didactically (adverb): In a didactic manner.
  • He spoke didactically about the virtues of hard work.
• Didacticism (noun): The practice of being didactic; an artistic philosophy that emphasizes instructional qualities.

Synonyms

• Instructive: Serving to instruct or inform.
• Moralistic: Characterized by or expressive of a narrow moral attitude.
• Pedantic: Overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.
• Preachy: Inclined to give moral advice in a tedious or self-righteous way.

Antonyms

• Undidactic: Not intended to teach.
• Entertaining: Providing amusement or enjoyment.
• Noninstructive: Lacking an instructive purpose.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "A didactic tale": A story told primarily to convey a moral lesson.
  • The children's book was a didactic tale about sharing.
• "To be didactic about something": To adopt an overly instructive or moralizing stance on a topic.
  • He can be very didactic about environmental issues.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. instructive (especially excessively)

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