grad
卒業生
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
grad は graduate「卒業生」を短くした口語的な名詞です。new grad「新卒者」、college grad「大学卒業者」のように、何を卒業したかを前に置くのが典型です。grade や gradual と同じく「段階」のイメージにつながりますが、改まった文章では graduate を使う方が安全です。
Grad is simply a clipped, informal form of graduate. Imagine someone who has completed the final stage of a course and is now a new grad or college grad. The shared grad element also appears in grade and gradual, words connected with steps, levels, or stages, which fits the idea of progressing through education. Use grad comfortably in conversation, headlines, and informal writing, but choose the full word graduate when the tone is formal or when maximum clarity is needed.
grad の類義語・関連語
grad の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語「gradus（歩み・段階）」に由来するgraduateの短縮形。gradī（歩く）が語根で、学位という「段階」を踏んだ人の意。関連語：grade（等級）、gradual（段階的な）。学問の階段を一歩ずつ上り終えた人というイメージ。
Grad was created in English by shortening graduate. Graduate ultimately comes from Medieval Latin graduatus, related to Latin gradus, “step, degree, or stage,” and gradi, “to step or walk.” A graduate was someone admitted to an academic degree, viewed as a completed stage of study. The clipped form grad became an informal way to refer to such a person, especially in combinations like high-school grad, college grad, and recent grad.
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