名複: colleges
college



KK:[ˈkɑlɪdʒ] DJ:[ˈkɒlidʒ]
n.
- 大學;學院[C][U]
- (英國大學中各自獨立的)學院[C]
- (英國)公學;書院[C]
- 學院校舍[C]
- 學院的全體師生[C][G]
- 職業學校,專科學校[C]
- 團體;協會;學會[C]
辨析
同義:
n.高等院校,大學,學院
technical college university multiversity academy institute polytechnic conservatory school institution seminary alma mater graduate schooln.院系
department divisionn.團體,學會
learned association cultural society fellowship academy league corporationn.社團,組織
body corporate body community同義參見:
campus以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
n.
- an educational establishment providing higher education or specialized professional or vocational training. ▸(in Britain) any of the independent institutions into which some universities are separated.
- an organized group of professional people with particular aims, duties, and privileges.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from L. collegium ‘partnership’, from collega (see colleague).
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》
學院,又可譯為書院,是學校的意思。它的定義廣泛,可以指一所大學、社區學院或職業院校等,視乎不同地區而定。