campus

campus — noun

1. The land and buildings where a school or university carries out its activities,

1.名詞B2
釋義

The land and buildings where a school or university carries out its activities, including lecture halls, dormitories, sports fields, and walkways.

例句

The new library on the northern side of campus opened to students last Monday.

set phrase 'on campus' — no article needed

Leila walked across the main campus from the science building to the dining hall.

同義詞
  • grounds

    broader; can refer to land around any building, not just schools

  • site

    more general; refers to a location without implying buildings or institutions

  • premises

    more formal; used for business or institutional property including buildings

文法句型

on campus

off campus

across campus

campus + noun (campus life, campus security)

用法筆記

Frequently used without an article in the fixed phrases 'on campus', 'off campus', and 'across campus'. In all other contexts, 'campus' is a countable noun: 'a large campus', 'both campuses'. A common learner error is inserting 'the' in the fixed expressions.

常見錯誤

❌I met her on the campus yesterday.
✅I met her on campus yesterday.
💡The phrases 'on campus' and 'off campus' are fixed expressions that do not take the article 'the'.