gym·na·si·um /||ʤɪmˈneziəm, ʒəm; ||gɪmˈnɑziəm/
體育館,健身房
Gym·na·si·um n.; pl. E. Gymnasiums L. Gymnasia
1. A place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics.
2. A school for the higher branches of literature and science; a preparatory school for the university; -- used esp. of German schools of this kind.
More like ordinary schools of gymnasia than universities. --Hallam.
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Gymnasium
n 1: a school for students intermediate between elementary school
and college; usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: secondary
school, lyceum, lycee, middle school]
2: athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
[syn: gym]