a graduate + noun (student, school, degree, program)
作定语修饰名词,表示“研究生的、与学位有关的”,常见搭配有 graduate student(研究生)、graduate school(研究生院)、graduate degree(研究生学位)。
My sister is a graduate student at Peking University.
我姐姐是北京大学的研究生。
有学位的;已毕业的;分级的;渐进的;按等级排列的;拥有学位的;与学位相关的
relating to an academic degree or the studies that lead to it
常作定语,如 graduate student(研究生)、graduate school(研究生院)。
按等级排列的
graduated, arranged by degrees
拥有学位的
holding an academic degree
与学位相关的
relating to an academic degree
She is a graduate student at the university, studying environmental science.
她是这所大学的研究生,正在学习环境科学。
用法提示:graduate 作形容词修饰 student,表示“研究生的”,指攻读更高学位的学生。
After finishing his bachelor's degree, he enrolled in a graduate program in economics.
完成本科学位后,他报名参加了经济学研究生课程。
用法提示:graduate 作形容词修饰 program,意为“与研究生学位相关的”。
She attended a graduate seminar on modern literature last week.
上周她参加了一个关于现代文学的研究生研讨会。
用法提示:graduate 是形容词,表示“研究生层次的”,修饰 seminar。
作定语修饰名词,表示“研究生的、与学位有关的”,常见搭配有 graduate student(研究生)、graduate school(研究生院)、graduate degree(研究生学位)。
My sister is a graduate student at Peking University.
我姐姐是北京大学的研究生。
graduate-level 是带连字符的复合形容词,意为“研究生层次的”,多用来修饰 course、textbook 等。
He teaches a graduate-level course in organic chemistry.
他教一门研究生水平的有机化学课程。
此义为“拥有学位的”,graduate 放在职业名词前,指已取得学位、以毕业生身份入职的人,多见于英式英语。
He joined the firm as a graduate engineer.
他以毕业生工程师的身份加入了这家公司。
grammar · medium
易错句子She teaches at a graduated school in Boston.
正确表达She teaches at a graduate school in Boston.
形容词 graduate 表示“研究生的、学位的”,本身不带 -d;graduated 是动词 graduate 的过去分词,不能用来修饰 school。汉语“研究生院”里的“研究生”是名词性定语,对应英语形容词 graduate,而不是过去分词形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子We took photos at the graduate ceremony.
正确表达We took photos at the graduation ceremony.
表示“毕业典礼”要用名词 graduation 作定语(graduation ceremony),不能用形容词 graduate(研究生的、学位的)。汉语“毕业典礼”强调的是“毕业”这一事件,对应 graduation;而 graduate 指的是“有学位的人、研究生”,与典礼无关。
研究生
She is a graduate student in biology.
她是一名生物学研究生。
研究生院
He applied to graduate school after college.
大学毕业后他申请了研究生院。
研究生学位
She earned a graduate degree in law.
她获得了法学研究生学位。
研究生项目
The university offers a graduate program in engineering.
这所大学提供工程学研究生项目。
研究生课程
He is taking a graduate course in statistics.
他正在修一门统计学研究生课程。
研究生助教
She works as a graduate assistant in the lab.
她在实验室担任研究生助教。
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