a pass of an examination or an official completion of a course, especially one conferring status as a recognized practitioner of a profession or activity 资格证明,合格证书 he left school at 16 with few qualifications. 他16岁离开学校,没拿到什么毕业证书。 ■a quality or accomplishment that makes someone suitable for a particular job or activity 资格,条件 only one qualification required—fabulous sense of humour. 只需一个条件——极佳的幽默感。 ■[mass noun]the action or fact of becoming qualified as a practitioner of a particular profession or activity 取得资格,取得合格证明 an opportunity for student teachers to share experiences before qualification. 实习教师获得教师资格之前交流经验的机会。 ■a condition that must be fulfilled before a right can be acquired; an official requirement 先决条件;正式要求 the five-year residency qualification for presidential candidates. 总统候选人须定居五年的先决条件。
[mass noun]the action or fact of qualifying or being eligible for something 取得资格,具备资格 they need to beat Poland to ensure qualification for the World Cup finals. 他们需要击败波兰队来确保世界杯决赛资格。
a statement or assertion that makes another less absolute 限制,限定;限定条件,限定事项 this important qualification needs to be remembered when interpreting the results. 在理解这些结果时需要记住这一重要的限定条件。 [mass noun]I welcome without qualification the Minister's statement. 我绝对赞同部长的声明。 ■(Grammar)the attribution of a quality to a word, especially a noun (语法)(尤指对名词等的)限定,修饰
派生 qualificatory adjective 语源
mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin qualificatio(n-), from the verb qualificare (see qualify)