- A unit of measurement, degree describes the level, intensity or seriousness of something. So that hot coffee may not have caused 3rd degree burns, but it still took a good degree of self-control not to scream when you sipped it.
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- n. 程度，等级；度；学位；阶层
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1. an angle of ninety degrees
*90 度角
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2. Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit .
水在 32 华氏度结冰。
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3. Her job demands a high degree of skill.
她的工作要求有高超的技能。
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4. I agree with you to a certain degree.
我在某种程度上同意你的观点。
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5. My brother has a master's degree from Harvard.
我哥哥有哈佛大学的硕士学位。
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6. I'm hoping to do a chemistry degree.
我希望攻读化学学位课程。
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7. first-degree murder
第一等级谋杀
- 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 Latin de- "down" (see de-) + gradus "a step; a step climbed;" figuratively "a step toward something, a degree of something rising by stages" (from PIE root *ghredh- "to walk, go").
de·gree ★ / dɪˈɡriː ; NAmE dɪˈɡriː / noun 1 ★ [countable ] a unit for measuring angles 度，度数（角的量度单位） ◆ an angle of ninety degrees (90°) *90 度角 2 ★ [countable ] ( abbr.deg. ) a unit for measuring temperature 度，度数（温度单位） ◆ Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (32°F) or zero/nought degrees Celsius (0°C). 水在 32 华氏度或零摄氏度结冰。 3 ★ [countable , uncountable ] the amount or level of sth 程度 ◆ Her job demands a high degree of skill. 她的工作要求有高超的技能。 ◆ I agree with you to a certain degree. 我在某种程度上同意你的观点。 ◆ To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour? 父母应在多大程度上对孩子的行为负责呢？ ◆ Most pop music is influenced, to a greater or lesser degree, by the blues. 多数流行音乐都不同程度地受到布鲁斯音乐的影响。 4 ★ [countable ] the qualification obtained by students who successfully complete a university or college course （大学）学位 ◆ My brother has a master's degree from Harvard. 我哥哥有哈佛大学的硕士学位。 ◆ She has a degree in Biochemistry from Queen's University. 她有女王大学的生物化学学位。 ◆ a four-year degree course 四年的学位课程 ☞ collocationsat education 5 [countable ] ( BrE) a university or college course, normally lasting three years or more （大学通常三年或以上的）学位课程 ◆ I'm hoping to do a chemistry degree. 我希望攻读化学学位课程。 6 [countable ] a level in a scale of how serious sth is 严重程度（或级别） ◆ murder in the first degree (= of the most serious kind) 第一等级谋杀（最严重） ◆ first-degree murder 第一等级谋杀 ◆ third-degree (= very serious)burns 三度烧伤（非常严重） IDIOM by deˈgrees slowly and gradually 逐渐地；渐渐地 ◆ By degrees their friendship grew into love. 他们的友谊逐渐发展成为爱情。 ☞more at nth degree degrees de·gree / dɪˈɡriː ; NAmE dɪˈɡriː /
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