postgraduate
postgraduate — noun
1. a student working toward a master's or other higher degree after a first degree
a student working toward a master's or other higher degree after a first degree
Aya became a postgraduate after finishing her history degree.
become a postgraduate after first degree
Two postgraduates share the small lab above the library.
plural noun: postgraduates
The postgraduate in engineering teaches math at a night school.
Our department welcomed six new postgraduates from Thailand this autumn.
At lunch, the postgraduate asked her tutor about research money.
- graduate student
the closest equivalent, especially common in American English
- master's student
narrower; only for someone taking a master's degree
- research student
often used for students doing thesis-based or doctoral work
- undergraduate
a student still studying for a first degree
文法句型
be a postgraduate
postgraduate in + subject
new postgraduate
用法筆記
Often followed by in plus a subject area. In American English, graduate student is often more common for this meaning.
常見錯誤
postgraduate — adjective
1. connected with study done after a first university degree, or with the students
connected with study done after a first university degree, or with the students doing it
Lena is comparing postgraduate courses in nursing and public health.
postgraduate + course
The university built a quiet lounge for postgraduate students.
postgraduate + students
Our professor runs a postgraduate seminar on climate policy.
Nina hopes to win a postgraduate scholarship next year.
The website lists postgraduate housing near the main campus.
- graduate
often used in the same way, especially in American English
- advanced
broader; not limited to study after a first degree
- post-bachelor's
more formal and much less common
- undergraduate
describes study or students before the first degree is completed
文法句型
postgraduate course
postgraduate student
postgraduate degree
postgraduate study
用法筆記
Usually comes before nouns such as course, student, degree, scholarship, and study. In American English, graduate often appears in the same position.