college
/ˈkɒlɪdʒ/noun
1
- an educational institution or establishment, in particular一种教育机构（或组织）, 尤指：
1.1
- one providing higher education or specialized professional or vocational training大学; 专科学校; 职业学校：
my brother wanted to go to college
我哥哥想上大学
I'm at college, studying graphic design.
我正在大学学平面设计。
1.2
- (in Britain) any of a number of independent institutions within certain universities, each having its own teaching staff, students, and buildings（英国）（某些综合大学中有自己的师生和建筑物的独立的）学院。
1.3
- Brit. a private secondary school〈英〉私立中学：
in names Eton College.伊顿公学。
1.4
- US a university offering a limited curriculum or teaching only to a bachelor's degree〈美〉（提供只到学士学位的有限课程或教学的）大学。
1.5
- the teaching staff and students of such an institution considered collectively此类教育机构的全体师生：
the college was shocked by his death.
学院上下都因他的逝世而感到震惊。
2
- an organized group of professional people with particular aims, duties, and privileges学会; 协会; 社团：
in names the Royal College of Physicians.皇家内科医师学会。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin collegium 'partnership, association', from collega 'partner in office', from col- 'together with' + legare 'depute'.