O levelBrE/ˈəʊ levl/NAmE/ˈoʊ levl/ (also ˈordinary level) noun[C, U](inEnglandandWalesinthepast) anexaminaparticularsubject, atalowerlevelthanA level, usually taken at the age of 16. In 1988 it was replaced by the GCSE普通证书考试(过去英格兰、威尔士对某科目的考试,低于高级证书考试,通常在 16 岁时参加。1988 年被普通中等教育证书 (GCSE) 取代)◆OlevelFrench法语普通证书考试◆ShetooksixsubjectsatOlevel. 她参加了六门课程的普通证书考试。◆He'sgotanOlevelinRussian. 他通过了俄语普通证书考试。➡ compareGCE