enrolment
enrolment — noun
1. the official process of joining a course, university, or other programme by addi
the official process of joining a course, university, or other programme by adding your name to the list of people who take part.
The university sent all new students a form to confirm their enrolment.
confirm + enrolment
Enrolment for the summer courses opens in March and closes in June.
enrolment + for + [course] opens/closes
Fatima completed her enrolment at the nursing college last week.
There was a 15% rise in enrolment at Westside Primary School this year.
Kenji checked his enrolment status online before the semester started.
- registration
broader term — can apply to conferences, voting, or any official list; enrolment is typically for educational programmes.
- admission
refers to being accepted into an institution, which happens before enrolment is completed.
- matriculation
formal term used mainly at universities for the official act of joining; less common in everyday speech.
- withdrawal
leaving a course or school after having enrolled.
文法句型
enrolment + in/on/at + course/school/university
用法筆記
Frequently used as an uncountable noun in administrative contexts ('enrolment opens', 'enrolment figures'). Can be countable when referring to individual instances ('three new enrolments this week').
常見錯誤
enrolment — verb
1. to officially join a course, school, or programme by adding your name to the lis
to officially join a course, school, or programme by adding your name to the list of members, or to arrange for another person to join in this way.
Olga decided to enrol in a Spanish class at the community centre.
enrol + in + [course]
The college enrols about two thousand new students each autumn.
passive-like active: [institution] enrols [number] students
Diego enrolled his daughter in the after-school music programme.
You can enrol online by filling out a short form on the school website.
Aisha enrolled on a photography course at the local art college.
文法句型
enrol + in/on + course/school/programme
enrol + somebody + in/on + course/school/programme
用法筆記
The past tense and past participle are both 'enrolled' (double 'l' before -ed). The gerund is 'enrolling'. Used intransitively when the subject joins on their own behalf; transitively when arranging for another person.
常見錯誤
❌ 'He was enrolled at the university last September.' (fine as passive) — Distinguish from 'enrol' as reflexive: 'He enrolled [himself] at the university.' is also correct but less common in British English.