不过，有时候一些college可能比university还大，也会提供硕士学位。

　　While many of these traits are common, they're not guaranteed. Some colleges can be bigger than universities, some might offer master's degrees, and so on.

　　尽管两者间通常是这种关系，但也有例外。一些college可能比university还大，一些college可能还会提供硕士学位。

　　还有些高校开始是college，后来发展成为university，不过仍沿用原名。

　　To complicate matters further, an institution that fits the criteria of a university might choose to call itself a college. Both Dartmouth College and Boston College qualify as universities but use the college label owing to tradition. Schools may begin as colleges, grow into universities, but retain the original name.

　　更复杂的是，一些符合university标准的高校也许会选择自称为college。达特茅斯学院和波斯顿学院都符合university的标准，但却出于传统原因而使用college的名称。有些高校一开始是college，后来发展成university，但仍保留原来的名字。

　　有些人认为university比college好，其实不然，有些college比university更难申请。

　　People tend to think of a university as being more prestigious or harder to get into, but there are too many variables to make that determination at a glance. Some colleges might ask more of applicants than universities. Some universities might be smaller than certain colleges. Either one can be public or private.

　　人们往往会认为university更有声望更难进，但其实不能根据名称来仓促判断，因为变量太多。一些college对申请者的要求比university还要高。有些university可能比某些college还小。两种高校都既可能是公立的，也可能是私立的。

　　在英国，学生上大学用的是university，college一般指两年制的学校，学生专攻某项技能。

　　In the UK, students go off to university (or uni) instead of college.The British version of college is typically a two-year program where students either focus on learning one particular skill set (much like a vocational school) or use the time to prepare for exams so that they can advance to university.

　　在英国，学生上大学用的词是university而非college。英国的college通常是两年制，学生专攻一项技能(和职业学校很相似)或为升入大学(university)的考试做准备。

　　While the terms aren't strictly interchangeable, there is enough of a difference between the two to try and make the distinction.

　　尽管这两个词从严格意义上来讲不能互换，两者的差别足以将二者区分开来。

　　Keep in mind that some states, like New Jersey, have rules about how institutions label themselves. There, a university has to have at least three fields of graduate study leading to advanced degrees.

　　要知道，美国的一些州，比如新泽西州，对于高校取名有规定。在该州，一所高校至少必须有三个学科提供研究生学位才能自称为university。