Advanced Placement™
noun🔊/ədˌvɑːnst ˈpleɪsmənt/
🔊/ədˌvænst ˈpleɪsmənt/
[uncountable] (abbreviation AP)
an advanced course for high school students in the US by which students can gain college credits before they actually go to college 先修课程，进阶课程（美国中学生在上大学前所修习以获得大学学分的课程）