n.

1. 度，度數[C]
   Water freezes at zero degrees Centigrade.

   水在攝氏零度結冰。

2. 程度；等級[C][U]
   Our teacher has a high degree of responsibility.

   我們老師有高度的責任感。

   I agree with you to some degree.

   在某種程度上我與你意見一致。

3. 學位；學銜[C][（+in）]
   He has just got his M.A. degree.

   他剛拿到文學碩士學位。

4. 地位；身分；階層[U]

n.

1. the amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present.
2. a unit of measurement of angles, equivalent to one ninetieth of a right angle. (Symbol: °)
3. a unit in any of various scales of temperature, intensity, or hardness. (Symbol: °)
4. a stage in a scale or series, in particular:
   ▸each of a set of grades (usually three) used to classify burns according to their severity.
   ▸a legal grade of crime, especially murder.
   ▸a step in direct genealogical descent:

   second-degree relatives.
   ▸Music  a position in a musical scale, counting upwards from the tonic or fundamental note.
5. an academic rank conferred by a college or university after examination or after completion of a course, or conferred as an honour.
6. archaic social or official rank.