"unlearn" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 忘掉（重新学习）

Definition

忘记或停止使用以前学过的知识或习惯，通常是为了学习新的或更好的东西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于自我提升、教育中，指有意识地改变或放弃原有知识和习惯，常和“unlearn bad habits”等表达搭配。不是指自然遗忘。

Examples

It takes time to unlearn a bad habit.

要**忘掉**一个坏习惯需要时间。

We must unlearn what we think we know.

我们必须**忘掉**自以为懂的东西。

Sometimes, you need to unlearn old ways to move forward.

有时候，你需要**忘掉**旧方法才能前进。

She had to unlearn everything she was taught about cooking when she moved to a new country.

她搬到新国家后，必须**忘掉**关于烹饪的所有旧知识。

If you want to learn something new, sometimes you have to unlearn what you already know.

如果你想学新东西，有时必须**忘掉**你已经知道的。

It’s hard to unlearn your first language’s grammar rules when picking up a new one.

学习新语言时，很难**忘掉**母语的语法规则。