Word · Frequency #316
terms
术语；词语；说法
terms is the plural of term.
a word or expression used for a particular thing, especially in a specialized field
- 1.
That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
限制某物范围的东西；界限,边界,终点
- 2.
One whose employment has been terminated
被解雇的人
- 3.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
用于特定事物的词语或表达
- 4.
A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.
时间上的限制或约束,有限的时间段
- 5.
a limited period of time
有限的一段时间
- 6.
Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract.
法律合同中的任何约束条件或承诺
- 7.
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
(通常复数)协议中要求的事项说明
- 8.
Specifically, the conditions in a legal contract that specify the price and also how and when payment must be made.
法律合同中规定价格以及付款方式和时间的条件
- 9.
A word or phrase (e.g., noun phrase, verb phrase, open compound), especially one from a specialised area of knowledge; a name for a concept.
一个词或短语,尤其是某专业领域的术语；概念的名称
- 10.
Relations among people.
人与人之间的关系
- 11.
Part of a year, especially one of the divisions of an academic year.
一年中的一部分,尤其是学年的一个学期
- 12.
Duration of officeholding, or its limit; period in office of fixed length.
任职期限或其限制；固定长度的任期
- 13.
With respect to a pregnancy, the usual duration of gestation for the given species (for example, nine months in humans); (metonymic) the end of this duration: the timepoint at which birth usually happens (for example, in humans, approximately 40 weeks from conception), defining the due date.
怀孕的正常妊娠期；(转喻)这一期间的结束:通常发生分娩的时间点
- 14.
The maximum period during which the patent can be maintained into force.
专利可以维持有效的最长期限
- 15.
Any value (variable or constant) or expression separated from another term by a space or an appropriate character, in an overall expression or table.
在整体表达式或表格中,由空格或适当字符分隔的任何值(变量或常量)或表达式
- 16.
The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.
命题的主语或谓语；三段论的三个组成部分之一,每个部分使用两次
- 17.
An essential dignity in which unequal segments of every astrological sign have internal rulerships which affect the power and integrity of each planet in a natal chart.
在每个星座不等分段中具有内部统治权的基本尊严,影响每个行星在本命盘中的力量和完整性
- 18.
A statue of the upper body, sometimes without the arms, ending in a pillar or pedestal.
上半身的雕像,有时没有手臂,结束于柱子或基座
- 19.
A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.
放置在船尾栏杆两端下方的雕刻作品
期限；期间；学期；任期；条款；条件；关系；交情
In use
The term 'photosynthesis' refers to the process by which plants use sunlight to make food.
In medicine, many technical terms come from Greek and Latin roots.
She used a legal term that I didn't understand, so I asked her to explain it.
he learned many medical terms
a prison term
he left school before the end of term
the terms of the treaty were generous
in the term
We have exams in the first term.
Connections
Collocations
- long term
- 长期
- We need to focus on our long term goals.我们需要关注我们的长期目标。
- short term
- 短期
- This is only a short term solution.这只是个短期解决方案。
- term of office
- 任期
- The president's term of office is four years.总统的任期是四年。
- in terms of
- 就……而言
- In terms of cost, this plan is better.就成本而言，这个计划更好。
- come to terms
- 达成协议；接受
- They finally came to terms after months of negotiation.经过数月的谈判，他们终于达成了协议。
- term paper
- 学期论文
Learner notes
Memory Tip
'term' 音似 '特目'，联想'特别项目'，实指学期或术语。
Context & Register
作为名词，term常指一个有限的时期，如学期、任期或合同期限。多用于学术、法律及商业场合，语气中性偏正式。注意与释义'术语'的区别。
Grammar Note
注意：term 是可数名词，在不同含义下常与不同介词搭配，如 in the long term（长期来看），on good terms（关系良好），under the terms of the agreement（根据协议条款）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the '-erm' ending and rhyme with 'term'. Note that words like 'fern' and 'tern' have a different vowel sound and do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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