graduate的词源
英文词源
- graduate (n.)
- early 15c., "one who holds a degree" (originally with man; as a stand-alone noun from mid-15c.), from Medieval Latin graduatus, past participle of graduari "to take a degree," from Latin gradus "step, grade" (see grade (n.)). As an adjective, from late 15c.
- graduate (v.)
- early 15c., "to confer a university degree upon," from Medieval Latin graduatus (see graduate (n.)). Intransitive sense from 1807. Related: Graduated; graduating.
中文词源
来自grade, 级别，层级。引申义达到一定级别的，毕业。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：graduate 词源，graduate 含义。
词根词缀： -grad-步,级 + -u- + -ate名词词尾 → 在学业上完成某一步/某一级
