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单词 diploma
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Definition of diploma in English:

diploma

noun dɪˈpləʊmədəˈploʊmə
  • 1A certificate awarded by an educational establishment to show that someone has successfully completed a course of study.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The qualifications and diplomas awarded by the College were validated by the University of London.
    • He gained nine GCSEs before moving to Bolton Community College where he is studying for a sports diploma.
    • A total of 1246 degrees, diplomas and certificates were awarded by the university at the weekend.
    • For more than a century the department of education has collected data on the number of high-school diplomas awarded each year.
    • He was awarded a diploma with distinction at the end of the gruelling course.
    • His numerous academic awards included diplomas in social studies and sociology.
    • Some earn high-school diplomas by taking courses broadcast on the radio.
    • He later went to the College of Commerce in Rathmines from where he graduated with a higher diploma in business studies.
    • Both artists continued their studies resulting in diplomas in Adult Education for the former and Arts Management for the latter.
    • But she soon left it after enrolling at Fort Cox College to study for a diploma in animal production.
    • Some earn high school diplomas, and others study for degrees in everything from economics to medicine.
    • The College Board estimates that college graduates earn on average 81 percent more than those with high school diplomas.
    • On completion of this course he will be awarded a diploma as a ring side doctor.
    • Students get a diploma in biblical studies when they complete 12 courses in four years.
    • For example, some states retain students or withhold high school diplomas from students who do not pass the tests.
    • Ask to see the certificates / diplomas for the formal education he/she claims.
    • Steinbach Christian High School will award diplomas to 33 grads.
    • We start with details of art history summer schools and study trips in Cambridge and London and also Postgraduate diplomas and MA courses at the renowned college at West Dean in Sussex.
    • It also offers an MBA in business studies, postgraduate diplomas in computing and journalism, and professional courses in law and accounting.
    • Students who fail to achieve minimum scores on state tests are prevented from graduating from high school with full academic diplomas.
  • 2historical An official document or charter.

    Synonyms
    documents, papers, identity papers, identification papers, bona fides

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'state paper'): via Latin from Greek diplōma 'folded paper', from diploun 'to fold', from diplous 'double'.

  • A diploma was originally a general word for a ‘state paper’. It came via Latin from Greek diplōma ‘folded paper’, from diploun ‘to fold’, from diplous ‘double’. Diplomatic (early 18th century) originally meant ‘relating to original or official documents’.

Rhymes

aroma, carcinoma, chroma, coma, comber, glaucoma, Homer, lymphoma, melanoma, misnomer, Oklahoma, Omagh, roamer, Roma, romer, sarcoma, soma
 
 

Definition of diploma in US English:

diploma

noundəˈplōmədəˈploʊmə
  • 1A certificate awarded by an educational establishment to show that someone has successfully completed a course of study.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For more than a century the department of education has collected data on the number of high-school diplomas awarded each year.
    • Some earn high-school diplomas by taking courses broadcast on the radio.
    • Students get a diploma in biblical studies when they complete 12 courses in four years.
    • The qualifications and diplomas awarded by the College were validated by the University of London.
    • Some earn high school diplomas, and others study for degrees in everything from economics to medicine.
    • But she soon left it after enrolling at Fort Cox College to study for a diploma in animal production.
    • Both artists continued their studies resulting in diplomas in Adult Education for the former and Arts Management for the latter.
    • The College Board estimates that college graduates earn on average 81 percent more than those with high school diplomas.
    • Students who fail to achieve minimum scores on state tests are prevented from graduating from high school with full academic diplomas.
    • For example, some states retain students or withhold high school diplomas from students who do not pass the tests.
    • On completion of this course he will be awarded a diploma as a ring side doctor.
    • We start with details of art history summer schools and study trips in Cambridge and London and also Postgraduate diplomas and MA courses at the renowned college at West Dean in Sussex.
    • He later went to the College of Commerce in Rathmines from where he graduated with a higher diploma in business studies.
    • His numerous academic awards included diplomas in social studies and sociology.
    • A total of 1246 degrees, diplomas and certificates were awarded by the university at the weekend.
    • Ask to see the certificates / diplomas for the formal education he/she claims.
    • He gained nine GCSEs before moving to Bolton Community College where he is studying for a sports diploma.
    • It also offers an MBA in business studies, postgraduate diplomas in computing and journalism, and professional courses in law and accounting.
    • Steinbach Christian High School will award diplomas to 33 grads.
    • He was awarded a diploma with distinction at the end of the gruelling course.
    1. 1.1 An official document or charter.
      Synonyms
      documents, papers, identity papers, identification papers, bona fides

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘state paper’): via Latin from Greek diplōma ‘folded paper’, from diploun ‘to fold’, from diplous ‘double’.

 
 
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