Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #3698
durations
持续时间
durations is the plural of duration.
核心释义
The length of time that something continues or lasts.
- 1.
一段时间或特定的时间间隔。
An amount of time or a particular time interval.
- 2.
持续时间
the period of time during which something continues
- 3.
当前局势(尤指当前战争)结束所需的时间。
The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war.
- 4.
时间上的持续性
the property of enduring or continuing in time
- 5.
金融资产价格对利率变化的敏感度指标,对于简单债券,按相关利息和本金支付的到期期限加权平均计算。
A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a financial asset to changes in interest rates, computed for a simple bond as a weighted average of the maturities of the interest and principal payments associated with it.
- 6.
持续
continuance in time
久期；一段时间或特定的时间间隔。；当前局势(尤指当前战争)结束所需的时间。；时间上的持续性；金融资产价格对利率变化的敏感度指标,对于简单债券,按相关利息和本金支付的到期期限加权平均计算。
用法In use
The meeting had a duration of two hours.
用法提示：duration 作名词，表示会议持续的时间长度。
The duration of the course is six weeks.
用法提示：duration 作名词，指课程从开始到结束的时间段。
They signed a contract with a duration of one year.
用法提示：duration 作名词，表示合同的有效期限。
the ceremony was of short duration
for the duration of
表示整个持续期间。
He stayed for the duration of the meeting.
他待了整场会议期间。
of short/long duration
描述持续时间的长短。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- long duration
- 长时间
- The meeting lasted a long duration.会议持续了很长时间。
- short duration
- 短时间
- The flight was of short duration.这次飞行持续时间很短。
- duration of
- …的持续时间
- What is the duration of the movie?这部电影的持续时间是多少？
- for the duration
- 在整个期间
- She stayed at home for the duration of the storm.她在暴风雨期间一直待在家里。
- average duration
- 平均持续时间
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“du-ration”，像“度-定量”，即“度过的定量时间”就是“持续时间”。记忆时想象一个计时器定量度过的时间段。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式或中性语境，如学术、技术或日常描述，表示持续的时间长度。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the stressed vowel /eɪ/ followed by /ʃən/, forming a perfect rhyme with 'duration'. Note that some -tion words like 'action' (/ˈækʃən/) or 'motion' (/ˈmoʊʃən/) have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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