1620s, a hybrid formed from under + graduate (n.). British used fem. form undergraduette in 1920s-30s. As an adjective, in the school sense, from 1680s.
实用例句
1. Mr. Stone spent his undergraduate days in Columbia University, majoring in economics.
斯通先生在哥伦比亚大学度过了他四年的大学生活, 主修经济学.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. She was named the outstanding undergraduate history major at the University of Oklahoma.
她被评选为俄克拉何马大学历史专业的优等生。来自柯林斯例句
3. Aren't I a bit long in the tooth to start being an undergraduate?
我现在才去读大学本科不是有点太老了吗？来自柯林斯例句
4. Instruction in these subjects in undergraduate classes is almost exclusively by lecture.
本科生的这几门课程几乎完全是通过讲座教授的。来自辞典例句
5. These particular photographs were taken during an undergraduate laboratory session.
