schoolmasterish

/ˈskuɫˌmæstɝɪʃ/ adj

Resembling or characteristic of a schoolmaster.

Word Origin Schoolmasterish combines school and master with the -ish suffix, meaning 'like a schoolmaster'—often with a hint of strictness or pedantry. School comes from Greek skholē, which originally meant 'leisure'! The idea was that learning required free time. Master comes from Latin magister 'chief, teacher,' from the same root as magnus 'great'—so a schoolmaster is a great teacher, or at least acts like one.

adj Resembling or characteristic of a schoolmaster.

His schoolmasterish tone made the employees feel like misbehaving children.

(形容词) 教师式的;学究式的;说教式的

他那种教书先生般的语气让员工觉得自己像行为不端的孩子。

(adjetivo) Que se parece a o es característico de un maestro de escuela.

Su tono de maestro de escuela hacía que los empleados se sintieran como niños mal portados.

(adjectif) pédant; pédantesque; autoritaire; de pion; magistral [Qui évoque un maître d'école, avec un ton autoritaire, moralisateur ou pédant.]

Son ton de maître d'école donnait aux employés l'impression d'être des enfants désobéissants.

(Adjektiv) lehrerhaft; schulmeisterlich [In der Art eines strengen oder belehrenden Lehrers; mit einem autoritären oder moralisierenden Tonfall.]

Sein **schoolmasterish**er Ton ließ die Mitarbeiter wie unartige Kinder dastehen.

(形容詞) 校長先生のような、または校長先生らしい(少し厳格で権威的な)様子

彼の教師のような厳格な口調は、従業員たちを悪いことをした子供のような気分にさせた。

(adjetivo) pedante; professoral; autoritário; magisterial [Que se assemelha ou é característico de um mestre-escola.]

Seu tom de mestre-escola fez os funcionários se sentirem como crianças mal-comportadas.

Word parts: school + master + ish

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