Matriculation is the noun: the act, the moment, or the official process of starting at a university (or, in the US, a school or college). It is matriculate turned into a thing you can point at — after matriculation, she moved into halls.

Matriculation這個名詞 is指的是 the act, the moment, or the official process開始就讀大學的行為、那一刻，或正式手續 of starting at a university就是就讀大學 (or, in the US, a school or college)（在美國則是中學或學院）。It它是 is matriculate把matriculate（動詞）turned into a thing you can point at變成一個可以指稱的名詞——after matriculation像是「入學註冊之後」 she moved into halls她就搬進了宿舍

In some universities it is a ceremony. In others it is paperwork: your name is entered, you get a student number, you now have a place. Taiwan students already know this feeling as 註冊 and 取得學籍, even if nobody on campus says the English word.

In some universities在有些大學裡 it is a ceremony是一種典禮。In others在其他大學 it is paperwork則是文書作業：your name is entered你的名字會被登記，you get a student number你會拿到學號，you now have a place你就正式取得了學籍。Taiwan students台灣學生 already know this feeling早就熟悉這種感覺 as 註冊 and 取得學籍，even if nobody on campus says the English word就算校園裡沒有人講這個英文字

Though actually, the tidy university-start meaning is not the only one you will meet. In South Africa, India, and some older British use, matriculation (or matric) can mean the exam or certificate at the end of secondary school — the thing that lets you apply to university, not the university start itself.

Though actually不過事實上，the tidy university-start meaning這個「入學」的整齊定義 is not the only one you will meet並不是你會遇到的唯一意思。In South Africa, India, and some older British use在南非、印度，以及一些較舊式的英式用法裡，matriculation (or matric)matriculation（或matric） can mean可以指 the exam or certificate at the end of secondary school中學畢業時的考試或證書——the thing that lets you apply to university也就是讓你能申請大學的那個東西，not the university start itself而不是入學本身

If you see the word, look at the country. And again, it is not graduation.

If you see the word如果你看到這個字，look at the country要先看是哪個國家。And again而且再說一次，it is not graduation它不是「畢業」的意思