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tripos

/trahy-pos/US // ˈtraɪ pɒs //UK // (ˈtraɪpɒs) //

三元论,三元组,三角柱,三角形

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural tri·pos·es.

    • : any of various final honors examinations.

Examples

  • He took a first class in botany in the Natural Science Tripos in 1879.

  • Graduates from every Tripos are found in the 135 in numbers roughly proportional to the numbers in the various Tripos lists.

  • Though he did not compete in the mathematical tripos, he acquired a great reputation at the university.

  • He took a first class (bracketed first in the class) in the historical tripos, but was only in the second class in the law tripos.

  • My experience of the essays set to candidates in the Natural Science Tripos was most depressing.