曾几何时,从中央电台到地方广播,从国家级刊物到县级报纸,都喜欢把某团体、个人在某方面取得前三名、第三名的佳绩,用“跻身三甲”来形容。其实,这个比喻是不正确的。“三甲”是个等级概念,本义是科举考试中进士的第三等而不是具体的名次——既不是前三名,也不是第三名。元、明、清科举殿试后,按成绩排出三个等级。第一等叫“一 Once upon a time, from the central radio to local radio, from state-level publications to the county-level newspapers, like to make a group, individuals in some areas made the top three, the third place success, ”among the top three “ to describe. In fact, this analogy is not correct. ”Three A “ is a concept of hierarchy, the original meaning of the civil service examinations Jinshi third rather than a specific ranking - neither the top three, nor the third. Yuan, Ming and Qing Imperial Examination Hall, according to the results discharged three levels. The first is called ”one