degree

英 [d?'gri?] 美[d?'ɡri]

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復(fù)數(shù):?degrees;

degree 度，程度

de-, 向下。-gree, 走，層級，詞源同grade.原指階梯，臺階，后詞義抽象化指程度，層級。

degree: degree: [13] Etymologically, degree means ‘step down’, a sense revealed more clearly in its relative degrade [14]. It comes via Old French degre from Vulgar Latin *dēgradus, a compound noun formed from the prefix dē- ‘down’ and gradus ‘step’ (source of English gradual and a wide range of other words). The word’s modern meanings, such as ‘a(chǎn)cademic rank’ and ‘unit of temperature’, come from an underlying abstract notion of a hierarchy of steps or ranks. Degrade represents a parallel but distinct formation, originally coined as ecclesiastical Latin dēgradāre and passed into English via Old French degrader.
=> degrade, gradual, progress
degree (n.): early 13c., from Old French degré (12c.) "a step (of a stair), pace, degree (of relationship), academic degree; rank, status, position," said to be from Vulgar Latin *degradus "a step," from Late Latin degredare, from Latin de- "down" (see de-) + gradus "step" (see grade (n.)).

Most modern senses date from Middle English, from notion of a hierarchy of steps. Meaning "a grade of crime" is 1670s; that of "a unit of temperature" is from 1727. The division of the circle into 360 degrees was known in Babylon and Egypt. It is perhaps from the daily motion of the sun through the zodiac in the course of a year.

1. The degree provides a thorough grounding in both mathematics and statistics.: 該學(xué)位課程將為數(shù)學(xué)和統(tǒng)計學(xué)打下扎實的基礎(chǔ)。

2. This degree programme is fully accredited by the Institution of Electrical Engineers.: 這門學(xué)位課程經(jīng)電氣工程師學(xué)院鑒定完全合格。

3. The psychiatrist must learn to maintain an unusual degree of objectivity.: 精神科醫(yī)生務(wù)必要學(xué)會保持超乎尋常的客觀態(tài)度。

4. Harriet graduated with a first class degree in literature.: 哈麗雅特畢業(yè)時獲文學(xué)一級學(xué)士學(xué)位。

5. "A college degree isn't enough", said one honors student.: “光有一個大學(xué)學(xué)位還不夠，”一位優(yōu)等生說。