“学院”一词有许多对应的英语词汇,例如:college,institute,academy和 conservatory,偶尔可见school等。说它们与“学院”对应,其实并不确切,因为虽然它们都可译作“学院”,可所表述的概念各有侧重,不象汉语的“学院”那么通用。在这几个英语词汇中,比较常见的当数college和institute。和我国的情形不同,college(缩略:col.或coll.)一般指大学内的学院(college of arts,college of science…),亦可表示独立的、四年制、有学士以上学位 The term “college” has many corresponding English vocabulary, such as: college, institute, academy, and conservatory. Schools are occasionally seen. To say that they correspond to “colleges” is actually not exact, because although they can all be translated as “colleges”, the concepts that can be expressed have different emphasis and are not as general as the Chinese “college”. Among several English vocabulary, the more common ones are college and institute. Unlike in our country, college (col. or coll.) generally refers to the college of arts, college of science..., and can also represent an independent, four-year, bachelor degree or above.