tutelage

tutelage 在这里指专门的、个别的指导（specialized and individual guidance）。词根来自拉丁语 tueri，"看顾、守护"，同源的还有 tutor（导师）和 tutelary（守护神的）。所以它天然带着一层监护关系，不只是传授知识。

课本上的例句谈到一对师徒：

Alexander the Great was under the tutelage of the philosopher Aristotle between the ages of 13 and 16, and his tutor inspired him with a love of philosophy, medicine, and science. At 16 he commanded his first army, and by his death 16 years later he had founded the greatest empire ever seen.

有意思的是这段话的最后一句，它没有顺势歌颂教育：

But it's not so easy to trace the effects of the brilliant tutelage he had received in his youth.

很难说清那三年究竟起了什么作用。 亚历山大爱哲学、爱医学、爱科学是真的，但他十六岁带兵、三十二岁死时已建起前所未见的帝国，这里面有多少是 亚里士多德 教的？

这也可以与 归咎直觉：找元凶不如找原因 对照：好结果同样容易被归给某个响亮的名字。

在 《女神异闻录 5 皇家版》 的台词里撞见的。Morgana 说这话时的自负很可爱：

——收入 词语的化石层

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