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college vs. university
What is the difference between college and university? In everyday use, these terms are used interchangeably. In specific contexts, however, they have different meanings.
college和university有什么区别?在日常使用中,这两个词没有特别明确的界限。但是,在某些特定的情况下,它们确实具有不同的含义。
What does college mean?
College is a noun. In American English, it refers to undergraduate education or an undergraduate education institution.
College是一个名词。在美式英语中,泛指本科教育或本科教育机构。
Colleges offer two- and four-year degrees in various subjects, and some may also offer graduate studies.
College可以授予多种学科的两年制或四年制学位,也有一部分college可提供研究生学习。
In both American and British English, college could also refer to an individual school or program within a university.
美式和英式英语中,college也可以指大学内的个别院系或项目。
college: 多指大学内的学院,分科学院或科目较少的高等学校。
college life 大学生活
Williams College 威廉姆斯学院(一所位于美国马萨诸塞州威廉姆斯镇的私立文理学院,为全美排名最佳的文理大学之一,校友不乏政商名流。)
college of engineering 工学院,工程学院
college of liberal arts 人文学院;文学院
college of science 理学院
What does university mean?
In both American and British English, university is a post-secondary institution that offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in a variety of subjects across several programs.
在美式和英式英语中,university是一所高等教育机构,可以授予多种学科的本科和研究生学位。
Beijing Normal University北京师范大学
Peking University北京大学
在我们认知范围内的国内大学,一般都称作university,大学里的院系叫做college,但是在欧美的教育体系中college的含义要比国内更多,某些专业性较强的大学他们也称作college。如果只是单单笼统的说“大学”,在英语中university和college都是可以的。
撰稿人:郭冬梅(源于网络资源)
审核人:刘凤敏