uni-

/ˈjuː.ni/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈjuː.ni/ (ame, ipa)

uni- — noun

1. the short, everyday word for a university, used especially in British, Australia

1.名詞B1
釋義

the short, everyday word for a university, used especially in British, Australian, and New Zealand English when talking about studying, student life, or attending classes at a place of higher education

例句

After finishing high school, Mei decided to go to uni in Birmingham.

"go to uni" — common UK/AUS/NZ collocation

Lisa met her best friend during her first week at uni.

"at uni" — prepositional collocation indicating attendance

同義詞
  • university

    the full, formal word; uni is the informal short form

用法筆記

The prefix uni- (meaning 'one' or 'single') appears in many academic words such as uniform, unique, unilateral, and universal. This is a different item from the noun uni discussed above, which is simply a short form of 'university'.

常見錯誤

❌I go to uni-' (with a hyphen).
✅I go to uni.
💡The hyphen form uni- is only used when it is a prefix attached to another word (e.g., unicycle). As a standalone noun meaning 'university', write uni without a hyphen.