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- no obj. be enrolled at a college or university被大学录取, 考上大学：
he matriculated at Edinburgh University for a degree in pure science.
他考入爱丁堡大学攻读纯科学学位。
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- with obj. admit (a student) to membership of a college or university录取。
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- S. African pass the final school-leaving examination〈南非〉通过高中毕业考试。
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- with obj. Heraldry, chiefly Scottish record (arms) in an official register【纹章】〈主苏格兰〉正式注册（盾徽）。
- chiefly Indian a person who has matriculated〈主印度〉被大学录取者。
派生词
matriculant
noun （S. African 〈南非〉）词源
late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin matriculat- enrolled, from the verb matriculare, from late Latin matricula 'register', diminutive of Latin matrix.