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发信人: watergod (共工), 信区: English
标 题: A.Word.A.Day--graduand(转载)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2000年09月03日19:35:52 星期天), 转信
【 以下文字转载自 watergod 的信箱 】
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graduand (GRAJ-oo-and) noun
A student who is about to graduate or receive a degree.
[From Middle Latin graduandus, gerundive of graduare to graduate.]
"Speaking at the convocation ceremony of 481 graduands of the college in
Kuala Lumpur yesterday, Dr Ling said Malaysia's rapid economic growth in
the last decade has generated a demand for skilled manpower which has
exceeded supply."
Knowledge a life-long quest, Business Times Malaysia, Aug 2, 1997.
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