Word · Frequency #14367
midterms
妊娠中期
midterms is the plural of midterm.
the middle of the gestation period
此处指妊娠中期，不是期中考试。
- 1.
A midterm school exam (i.e., halfway through the term).
学期中段的学校考试,即期中考试。
- 2.
the middle of the gestation period
妊娠期的中期
- 3.
A midterm election.
中期选举。
- 4.
middle of an academic term or a political term in office
学期或政治任期的中期
- 5.
an examination administered in the middle of an academic term
学期中间进行的考试
学期中段的学校考试,即期中考试。；妊娠期的中期；中期选举。；学期或政治任期的中期；学期中间进行的考试
In use
At midterm, the doctor checked the baby's position and size.
She felt more energetic during midterm than in the early months.
They took a weekend trip around midterm to celebrate the good news.
midterm + n.
midterm 作形容词，表示“中期的”，常放在名词前，如 midterm exam（期中考试）、midterm report（中期报告）。
The midterm results were published today.
中期结果今天公布了。
take a midterm
midterm 作名词可指期中考试，常用复数 midterms；take 是常见搭配。
She took a midterm in chemistry.
她参加了化学的期中考试。
at midterm
在医学语境中，midterm 指妊娠中期，通常带介词 at，不加冠词。
Connections
Collocations
- midterm exam
- 期中考试
- The midterm exam covers everything from the first half of the semester.期中考试涵盖本学期前半部分的所有内容。
- take a midterm
- 参加期中考试
- I'm going to take a midterm in biology this afternoon.我今天下午要参加生物期中考试。
- study for the midterm
- 为期中考试复习
- He stayed up late studying for the midterm.他熬夜为期中考试复习。
- midterm grade
- 期中成绩
- Her midterm grade brought down her final average.她的期中成绩拉低了最终平均分。
- midterm week
- 期中考试周
- Most professors schedule their exams during midterm week.大多数教授会把考试安排在期中考试周。
- do well on the midterm
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mid=中间，term=学期；学期走到中间，就是“期中考试”。想象日历停在学期正中央那一天，midterm 来了。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：obstetrics、medical records 该义项表示妊娠中期，属于医学术语，比较正式，多用于产科检查、孕期记录和医学文献等专业语境。
Grammar Note
形容词 midterm 只能作定语，不能作表语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɝm/ 结尾，与 midterm 的后半部分读音相同：term、perm、sperm 拼写含 -erm，firm、affirm、confirm 拼写为 -firm 但读音一致。注意 midterm 的 mid 读 /mɪd/，不是 /maɪd/；term 不要与 turn /tɝn/ 混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.