前言:3月12日,国际高等教育研究机构QS(Quacquarelli Symonds)发布第15版QS世界大学学科排名。该排名显示,中国(内地)获得1230个学科排位,位列世界第三,仅次于美国和英国。
Peking University and Tsinghua University led the way with top-three placements. Peking University's Linguistics and Classics and Ancient History disciplines, along with Tsinghua University's Art History and Environmental Sciences, were among the highest ranked in the latest QS rankings.
北京大学和清华大学各有两个学科跻身世界前三,分别是北大的语言学、古典与古代史,清华的艺术史、环境科学。
1、discipline/ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/ n.训导;训练;纪律;约束 (专升本词汇)
例句:There should be tougher discipline in schools.
学校的纪律应该更严一些。——《剑桥英语词典》
The Chinese mainland saw an upward trend, with 60 percent of its ranked subjects improving, while only 2 percent declined. Nine percent remained stable, while 358 new subject entries were added.
Chinese universities demonstrated comprehensive progress across all five QS evaluation metrics, with particularly strong performance in academic reputation. Overall, the Chinese mainland recorded a 64 percent improvement in this category, ranking third globally.
中国(内地)获得1230个学科排位,在所有排名中,60%(735个)的学科排名上升,只有2%(24个)的学科排名下降,9%的学科排名保持稳定,新增358个学科排位。
中国(内地)高校在QS的五项指标中均有全面提升。尤其是学术声誉,该指标整体提升了64%,在拥有10个或以上排名项目的国家或地区中位居世界第三,仅次于中国香港特别行政区和韩国。中国(内地)高校在这一指标中排名最高的是中国地质大学的地质学,该校在这一指标中排名全球第一,在该学科中排名第11。
2、trend /trend/ n. 趋势,趋向;倾向,动向(专升本词汇)
例句:There's been a downward trend in sales in the last few years.
过去几年中销售额一直呈下降趋势。——《剑桥英语词典》
3、decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ v. (逐渐)减少,衰落,降;拒绝,谢绝(*专升本重点词汇)
例句:His interest in the project declined after his wife died.
妻子死后,他对该项目的兴趣逐渐淡薄了。——《剑桥英语词典》
4、remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ v.停留,留下;保持不变,仍然是/剩余;余留;遗留(专升本词汇)
例句:After the flood, nothing remained of the village.
洪水过后,村庄荡然无存。——《剑桥英语词典》
5、evaluation /ɪˌvæl.juˈeɪ.ʃən/ n. 评估(**专升本特重点词汇evaluate的名词形式)
例句:Part of the rankings include evaluations by three administrators of other colleges in the same category.
排名的一部分包括来自其他同类学院的三位管理人员的评估。——《牛津词典》
6、performance /pəˈfɔː.məns/ n. 工作情况;业绩;表现;工作性能/表演,演出(专升本词汇perform的名词形式)
例句:his was a very impressive performance by the young player, who scored 14 points within the first ten minutes.
那位年轻球员的表现十分出色,在开场10分钟内就得了14分。——《剑桥英语词典》
·7、overall /ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔːl/ adv./adj. 总的(来说) ;全面的(地) ;包括一切的(地)(专升本词汇)
例句:The overall situation is good, despite a few minor problems.
尽管有一些小问题,局势总的来说是好的。——《剑桥英语词典》
Fudan University also showed notable progress, with 46 subjects listed, ranking first among Chinese mainland universities in terms of the total number of subjects listed..
从总上榜学科数来看,复旦大学数量最多,共有46个,北大则是45个,浙大44个,总上榜学科数位列前三席。
8、notable /ˈnəʊ.tə.bəl/ adj. 显要的;显著的;值得注意的(专升本词汇notice的形容词形式)
例句:This attractive building is particularly notable for its woodland setting.
这幢漂亮的建筑因其树林背景而格外引人注目。 ——《剑桥英语词典》
9、progress /ˈprəʊ.ɡres/ n. 进步,进展v. 进步;改进;(缓慢)进展(专升本词汇)
例句:I'm not making much progress with my Chinese.
我的中文没多大进步。
As the project progressed, more and more countries became involved.
随着项目的推进,越来越多的国家卷入其中。——《剑桥英语词典》
10、in terms of 在…方面;从…方面来说;根据…来看(常见介词短语)
例句:In terms of money, I was better off in my last job.
就挣钱而言,我上一份工作挣得更多。——《剑桥英语词典》
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