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to a degree
de·gree D0100600 (dĭ-grē′)n.1. One of a series of steps in a process, course, or progression; a stage: proceeded to the next degree of difficulty.2. A step in a direct hereditary line of descent or ascent: First cousins are two degrees from their common ancestor.3. Relative social or official rank, dignity, or position.4. Relative intensity or amount, as of a quality or attribute: a high degree of accuracy.5. The extent or measure of a state of being, an action, or a relation: modernized their facilities to a large degree.6. A unit division of a temperature scale.7. Mathematics A planar unit of angular measure equal in magnitude to 1/360 of a complete revolution.8. A unit of latitude or longitude, equal to 1/360 of a great circle.9. Mathematics a. The greatest sum of the exponents of the variables in a term of a polynomial or polynomial equation.b. The exponent of the derivative of highest order in a differential equation in standard form.10. a. An academic title given by a college or university to a student who has completed a course of study: received the Bachelor of Arts degree at commencement.b. A similar title conferred as an honorary distinction.11. Law A division or classification of a specific crime according to its seriousness: murder in the second degree.12. A classification of the severity of an injury, especially a burn: a third-degree burn.13. Grammar One of the forms used in the comparison of adjectives and adverbs. For example, tall is the positive degree, taller the comparative degree, and tallest the superlative degree of the adjective tall.14. Music a. One of the seven notes of a diatonic scale.b. A space or line of the staff.Idioms: by degrees Little by little; gradually. to a degree To a small extent; in a limited way: doesn't like spicy food, but can eat a little pepper to a degree.
[Middle English degre, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *dēgradus : Latin dē-, de- + Latin gradus, step; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]Translationsdegree (diˈgriː) noun1. (an) amount or extent. There is still a degree of uncertainty; The degree of skill varies considerably from person to person. 程度 程度2. a unit of temperature. 20° (= 20 degrees) Celsius. （攝氏溫度的）度數 （摄氏温度的）度数 3. a unit by which angles are measured. at an angle of 90 (= 90 degrees). （角度的）度數 （角的）度数 4. a title or certificate given by a university etc. He took a degree in chemistry. 學位 学位by degrees gradually. We reached the desired standard of efficiency by degrees. 逐漸地 逐渐地to a degree to a small extent. I agree with you to a degree, but I have doubts about your conclusions. 有點，在小範圍內 有点，在小范围内 to a degree
to a degreeSomewhat; partly; in a limited way or to a limited degree. Your essay would be improved to a degree by tidying up your paragraphs, but your topic on the whole has some fundamental problems. Our administration is willing to negotiate to a degree, but we aren't ready to make any significant changes to the legislation.See also: degreeto a degreeAlso, to an extent. See to some degree. See also: degree to a degree To a small extent; in a limited way: doesn't like spicy food, but can eat a little pepper to a degree.See also: degreeEncyclopediaSeedegree |