term是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the fixed period of time that something lasts for -- 期，期限

  • He served a short term for drunk driving. 他因酒後開車而短期入獄。

  • He was sentenced to a 150-year prison term for cheating thousands of ordinary people out of their savings. 他因詐騙幾千人的積蓄而被判入獄150年。

  • The government's term of office (= the period in which they have power) expires at the end of the year. 這屆政府的任期年底屆滿。

  • In Britain, the spring term starts in January and ends just before Easter. 在英國，春季學期從一月開始，到復活節前夕結束。

  • US Our college has three terms that we call trimesters. 我們的大學有三個學期，我們稱之為三學期制。

  • UK We're very busy in term-time (= during the term). 學期裡我們很忙。

  • The lease on our house is near the end of its term. 我們房子的租賃期快滿了。

  • Her last pregnancy went to term (= the baby was born after the expected number of weeks). 她上次懷孕是足月生的。

  • a full-term pregnancy 足月妊娠

  • This decision will cost us more in the short term, but will be beneficial in the long term. 這決定短期來說我們的代價會較大，但從長期看是有益處的。

• 1 a word or expression used in relation to a particular subject, often to describe something official or technical -- 術語，專門名稱；措詞

  • "Without let or hindrance" is a legal term that means "freely". 「毫無阻礙地」是法律用語，意思為「自由地」。

  • In financial terms, the project was not a success. 從經濟方面來說，這個專案計劃並不成功。

  • In terms of money, I was better off in my last job. 就賺錢而言，我上一份工作賺得更多。

  • She told him what she thought of his behaviour in no uncertain terms (= she made her disapproval very clear). 她直截了當地告訴他自己對他的行為有何看法。

  • He complained in the strongest terms. 他以極其強烈的措詞表達自己的不滿。

  • She spoke of his achievements in glowing terms (= in a very approving way). 談到他的成就，她讚不絕口。

• 2 the conditions that control an agreement, arrangement, or activity -- 條件；條款

  • terms of employment 僱傭條款

  • Under the terms of their contract, employees must give three months' notice if they leave. 根據合約條款，僱員離職必須提前三個月通知公司。

  • All companies will compete for the government contract on equal terms. 所有公司將平等競爭政府的合同。

• 3 to give something a name or to describe it with a particular expression -- 把…稱為，把…叫作

  • Technically, a horse that is smaller than 1.5 metres at the shoulder is termed a pony. 嚴格地說，肩高低於1.5米的馬稱為矮種馬。

• 4 lasting a long/medium/short time -- 長期／中期／短期的

  • The project will have long-term benefits. 這個專案計劃將帶來長期好處。