university
/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
- a high-level educational institution in which students study for degrees and academic research is done（综合性）大学：
I went to university at the Sorbonne.
我曾就读于巴黎大学
his daughter is at university.
他的女儿在读大学。
短语
the university of life
- the experience of life regarded as a means of instruction生活大学（指被视为教学手段的生活经历）。
词源
Middle English: from Old French universite, from Latin universitas 'the whole', in late Latin 'society, guild', from universus （see UNIVERSE）.