term 意味 & 読み方

日本語でのtermの意味

• 0 one of the periods of time that the school or university year is divided into -- （学校の）学期

  • We’ve got a test at the end of term.

• 1 a word or phrase that is used to mean a particular thing -- （専門の）用語, 表現

  • a legal/scientific/medical term

• 2 a fixed period of time -- （決められた）期間

  • a prison term

• 3 over a period of time that continues for a short time or a long time into the future -- 短期的に/ 長期的に

  • In the short term we do not expect an improvement in sales.

• 4 the rules of an agreement -- （契約などの）規約

• 5 used to explain which part of a situation you mean -- ～という点では, ～という観点からは

  • In financial terms, the project was not a success.

• 6 to accept a sad situation -- （つらい状況などを）受け入れる

  • He still hasn’t come to terms with his brother’s death.

• 7 to not speak to someone because you have argued with them -- （けんかなどの後で）口を利かない