uni
IPA/ˈjuːni/
KK[jˈuni]IPA/ˈjuːni/
uni — noun
1. a university, especially when people talk casually about studying there or stude
1.名詞B1
釋義
a university, especially when people talk casually about studying there or student life
例句
Arjun moved to Taipei when he started uni last September.
start uni for beginning university study
After lunch, Mei hurried back to uni for her chemistry lab.
Nala met her flatmates at uni during orientation week.
Walid took a part-time job to pay for uni.
Even on holiday, Christopher still checked his uni email.
同義詞
- university
the full neutral term used in all varieties of English
- college
often used in American English for undergraduate higher education, but not always the same in British English
文法句型
go to uni
be at uni
start uni
用法筆記
Common in British, Australian, and New Zealand English in speech and casual writing. In American English, people usually say 'college' or 'university' instead.
常見錯誤
❌She studies in uni.
✅She studies at uni.
💡This informal noun usually follows 'at' when you mean being a student there.
❌I go to a uni in Leeds.
✅I go to uni in Leeds.
💡In this set phrase, English usually drops the article unless you name the institution.