1Not adopting or characteristic of a scholarly approach or language.
（方法，语言）非学术的；无学究味的
his language was refreshingly unacademic
他的语言活泼而无学究味。
Example sentencesExamples
Employing a method he dubs ‘outrageously unacademic,’ he deftly links the biblical text to contemporary situations that cry for justice.
Contemporary subjects were not in themselves taboo, but Manet's moody treatment, his indistinct outlines and background - in short, his unacademic approach - offended the public eye.
This was brought home to me at university where I had given a lecture on political rhetoric and had taken the opportunity to make fun, in passing, of this lady and her unacademic grasp of key political issues.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has been called a think tank, a monitoring agency, a rich man's club and an unacademic university.
On stage, he's smart but unacademic; attractive yet mildly awkward; friendly but acerbic.
At school a number of teachers probably looked out for me but it was then a very unacademic school.
1.1(of a person) not suited or drawn to academic study.
（人）不适合做学术的
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I think it's a really good idea to let the unacademic kids leave school and study a trade.
At school, Sayle was unacademic, uninterested and usually in trouble.
In many ways, especially among the scholarly men around her, she was regarded as a quite unacademic woman.
Definition of unacademic in US English:
unacademic
adjectiveˌənakəˈdemikˌənækəˈdɛmɪk
1Not adopting or characteristic of a scholarly approach or language.
（方法，语言）非学术的；无学究味的
his language was refreshingly unacademic
他的语言活泼而无学究味。
Example sentencesExamples
Employing a method he dubs ‘outrageously unacademic,’ he deftly links the biblical text to contemporary situations that cry for justice.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has been called a think tank, a monitoring agency, a rich man's club and an unacademic university.
Contemporary subjects were not in themselves taboo, but Manet's moody treatment, his indistinct outlines and background - in short, his unacademic approach - offended the public eye.
This was brought home to me at university where I had given a lecture on political rhetoric and had taken the opportunity to make fun, in passing, of this lady and her unacademic grasp of key political issues.
At school a number of teachers probably looked out for me but it was then a very unacademic school.
On stage, he's smart but unacademic; attractive yet mildly awkward; friendly but acerbic.
1.1(of a person) not suited or drawn to academic study.
（人）不适合做学术的
Example sentencesExamples
At school, Sayle was unacademic, uninterested and usually in trouble.
In many ways, especially among the scholarly men around her, she was regarded as a quite unacademic woman.
I think it's a really good idea to let the unacademic kids leave school and study a trade.