admissions
admissions — noun
1. the right or official permission to go into a place, join a group, or be present
the right or official permission to go into a place, join a group, or be present at an event.
The museum offers free admissions to all visitors on the first Sunday of each month.
free admissions to [place] + time expression
Without a valid membership card, you will be denied admissions to the private club.
denied admissions to [place]
Journalists were granted special admissions to the press conference behind the main hall.
Only people over eighteen are given admissions to the nightclub after ten o'clock.
用法筆記
This sense is uncountable in meaning but always takes plural verb agreement: 'admissions are granted', not 'admissions is granted'.
常見錯誤
2. the act or process of being allowed to come into a building, area, or event.
the act or process of being allowed to come into a building, area, or event.
Admissions to Taipei Dome begin two hours before the World Baseball Classic game starts.
admissions to [venue] begin before [event]
The security guard at the South Korean embassy checked every bag before allowing admissions to begin.
allowing admissions to begin after [procedure]
The stadium manager activated the emergency admissions plan when a severe storm forced four hundred fans to seek indoor shelter.
Late admissions were halted at the TEDx conference once the opening keynote speech had already begun.
用法筆記
Unlike sense 1 (right/permission), this sense describes the actual process or act of entering, not the abstract right. Often used with time expressions ('admissions begin at...'). Still takes plural verb form.
3. the process of accepting people into a university, school, or college as student
the process of accepting people into a university, school, or college as students, or the department within a school that handles this work.
National Taiwan University's admissions office sent out acceptance letters to the incoming freshman class last Friday.
admissions office + acceptance letters + specific university
Liam called the admissions department three times to ask about the early decision deadline for the architecture program.
admissions department + early decision deadline
The new admissions policy at Kyushu University requires all international applicants to submit TOEFL scores above ninety.
Admissions at National Taiwan University are highly competitive — only about fifteen percent of engineering applicants receive offers each year.
- enrollment
focuses on the number of students registered rather than the selection process
- matriculation
formal and refers specifically to the act of being entered on a university's roll
用法筆記
This sense is often used as a modifier before another noun ('admissions office', 'admissions committee', 'admissions requirements'). In those cases the phrase behaves like a singular concept, but the word itself stays plural.
常見錯誤
4. the fact or condition of having been accepted as a student at a school, college,
the fact or condition of having been accepted as a student at a school, college, or university after meeting the entry requirements.
Mei-Ling's admissions to the law program at National Chengchi University were confirmed in the online portal this morning.
admissions to [program] confirmed in portal
Arjun's early admissions to the biomedical engineering program saved him from waiting until the regular April decision round.
early admissions to [specific program]
The Huayu Enrichment Scholarship offer depends on your admissions to an accredited four-year university program in Taiwan.
Over three thousand students apply for admissions to the seven medical schools in Taiwan every year.
- acceptance
more general and can apply to other contexts (job offers, social groups); 'admissions' is specifically academic
- placement
focuses on being assigned a spot in a programme, often used for competitive selection
- rejection
the act of refusing to accept someone as a student
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 3: sense 3 refers to the institutional process/department, while this sense is about the individual applicant's status of being accepted. Collocates with 'apply for', 'gain', 'receive'.
5. the amount of money charged for entering a place such as a museum, cinema, conce
the amount of money charged for entering a place such as a museum, cinema, concert, or theme park.
Admissions to the aquarium cost four hundred dollars for adults and half that for children.
admissions cost [amount] for [group]
The National Palace Museum lowered its weekday admissions to one hundred fifty dollars to attract more local visitors.
lowered weekday admissions to [amount]
College students with a valid university ID card can get reduced admissions at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum.
Weekend admissions at the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts include all exhibits plus a guided sculpture garden tour.
- cover charge
specifically for nightclubs, bars, or restaurants with entertainment; a service fee on top of what you pay
- entry fee
more direct and commonly used for competitions or fundraising events
- ticket price
broader term that covers any ticketed event, not just entry
用法筆記
Often used with price-adjective collocations: 'low admissions', 'high admissions', 'reduced admissions', 'free admissions'. Countable in the sense that different price tiers exist, but the noun itself stays plural.
6. the act or process of accepting someone into a hospital, clinic, or other medica
the act or process of accepting someone into a hospital, clinic, or other medical facility to stay as a patient for treatment.
The nurse at the front desk handled all the admissions paperwork for the new patient.
admissions paperwork for [patient]
Hospital admissions at Taipei Veterans General Hospital increased by over forty percent during the winter flu season last December.
hospital admissions at [specific hospital] increased by [percentage]
Dr. Okafor reviewed the patient's lab results before authorising admissions to the cardiac unit.
The hospital's emergency room handled over fifty admissions during the single night shift.
- hospitalization
focuses on the period of staying in hospital rather than the process of being accepted; slightly more formal
- discharge
the process of leaving the hospital after treatment is complete
用法筆記
Common in medical statistics ('admissions rate', 'hospital admissions'), hospital administration ('admissions department'), and clinical documentation ('date of admissions'). Not used for outpatient visits or emergency room treatment that does not result in an overnight stay.
常見錯誤
7. a statement in which someone accepts or agrees that something unpleasant, embarr
a statement in which someone accepts or agrees that something unpleasant, embarrassing, or damaging about themselves is true.
The CEO's admissions that the company had falsified its financial records shocked the entire industry.
admissions + that-clause for acknowledging wrongdoing
After hours of questioning, the suspect finally made admissions about his role in the robbery.
made an admissions about [something]
Zola's quiet admissions that she had never learned to swim surprised her beach-going friends.
By his own admissions, the politician had accepted campaign donations from the construction company.
The newspaper published the athlete's admissions of using performance-enhancing drugs during the championship.
- confession
stronger and more serious; often used for crimes or moral failings; implies full responsibility
- acknowledgment
more neutral and less emotional; can be about facts that are not negative
- disclosure
focuses on making something known that was previously hidden; does not imply guilt
- denial
a statement that something is not true or that one did not do something
文法句型
make an admissions + that-clause
用法筆記
This is the only sense of 'admissions' that can take a that-clause ('an admissions that...'). Frequently paired with prepositions 'of' ('admissions of guilt') and 'about' ('admissions about mistakes'). In formal legal contexts, an 'admissions' can be used as evidence in court.