the examinations for a BA honours degree (= first university degree) at Cambridge University, consisting of two parts

She went to Newnham College, Cambridge, where she got a first in the natural sciences tripos. 她就读于剑桥大学纽纳姆学院，在自然科学毕业荣誉试中获得了一等成绩。

She read English for Part I of the Tripos, Archaeology and Anthropology for Part II. 毕业荣誉试中，她第一部分选的是英语，第二部分选的是考古学和人类学。