uni

/ˈjuːni/ (bre, ipa) · [jˈuni] /ˈjuːni/ (ame, ipa)

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.

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.