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学士学位,告别讲话

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Baccalaureate \Bac`ca*lau"re*ate\, a.
   Pertaining to a bachelor of arts.

   {Baccalaureate sermon}, in some American colleges, a sermon
      delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class.

Baccalaureate \Bac"ca*lau"re*ate\, n. [NL. baccalaureatus,
   fr.LL. baccalaureus a bachelor of arts, fr. baccalarius, but
   as if fr L. bacca lauri bayberry, from the practice of the
   bachelor's wearing a garland of bayberries. See {Bachelor}.]
   1. The degree of bachelor of arts. (B.A. or A.B.), the first
      or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and
      colleges.

   2. A baccalaureate sermon. [U.S.]

资料来源 : WordNet®

baccalaureate
     n 1: a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their
          commencement ceremonies
     2: an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully
        completed undergraduate studies [syn: {bachelor's degree}]