term 的英语意思
termterm1 /tɜːm $ tɜːrm/ noun 
查看全部语言翻译1in terms of something if you explain or describe something in terms of a particular fact or event, you are explaining or describing it only in relation to that fact or event如果你用某一特定事实或事件来解释或描述某事，即是仅就该事实或事件与其的关系进行解释或描述describe/measure/evaluate etc something in terms of something
Femininity is still defined in terms of beauty.女性气质至今仍以美貌来定义。 It’s a mistake to think of Florida only in terms of its tourist attractions.仅从旅游景点的角度来看待Florida是一种错误。 It’s too early to start talking in terms of casualties.现在开始谈论伤亡情况还为时过早。in terms of what/how/who etc Did the experiment find any differences in terms of what children learned?实验在儿童学习内容方面是否发现了任何差异？2in general/practical/financial etc terms used to show that you are describing or considering a subject in a particular way or from a particular point of view用于表示从某一特定方式或视角来描述或看待某个主题in general/broad/simple etc terms We explain in simple terms what the treatment involves.我们用简单易懂的语言解释该治疗包含哪些内容。 It would be wrong to describe society purely in economic terms.纯粹从经济角度来描述社会是不对的。 The war, although successful in military terms, left the economy in ruins.这场战争虽然在军事上取得了成功，却使经济陷入了废墟。 What do these statistics mean in human terms?这些统计数据从人的角度来看意味着什么？in somebody’s terms In our terms, the scheme has not been a success.以我们的标准来看，这个方案并不成功。in real/absolute terms (=accurate, true, or including any related changes)（=准确的、真实的，或包含任何相关变化的） Rail fares have fallen 17 per cent in real terms.铁路票价实际上已下降了17%。in relative terms (=compared with other, similar things)（=与其他类似事物相比） Students have less money in relative terms, but spend more on books.相对而言，学生的钱更少了，但花在书上的钱却更多了。3word [countable] a word or expression with a particular meaning, especially one that is used for a specific subject or type of language具有特定含义的词或表达，尤指用于某一专门学科或特定语言类型的词语term for ‘Multimedia’ is the term for any technique combining sounds and images."Multimedia"是指任何将声音与图像相结合的技术的术语。in no uncertain terms (=in very clear and angry language)（=用非常明确而愤怒的语言） Journalists were told in no uncertain terms that they were not welcome.记者们被以毫不含糊的措辞告知，他们不受欢迎。 → a contradiction in terms at contradiction(3)
► see thesaurus at word4period of time [countable] a fixed period of time during which someone does something or something happens某人做某事或某事发生的固定时间段term of/in office (=the time someone spends doing an important job in government)（=某人担任政府要职的时间） The mayor was coming to the end of his term in office.市长的任期即将届满。term of the maximum term of imprisonment最长监禁期限 The lease runs for a term of 99 years.该租约的租期为99年。prison/jail term The men each received a 30-year prison term.这些男子每人被判处30年有期徒刑。 → fixed-term5school/university [countable, uncountable] especially British English one of the periods of time that the school or university year is divided into. In Britain, there are usually three terms in a year.学年划分成的时间段之一。在英国，一学年通常分为三个学期。summer/autumn/spring term The exams are at the end of the summer term.考试在夏季学期末进行。 Teachers often feel overworked in term time (=during the term).教师在学期期间（=学期中）常常感到工作过于繁重。first/last day of term that all-important first day of term那至关重要的开学第一天6in the long/short/medium term used to say what will happen or what happens generally over a long, short, or medium period of time用于说明在长期、短期或中期内将会或通常会发生的情况: The cost of living will go up in the short term.短期内生活成本将会上涨。 In the long term, alcohol causes high blood pressure.从长远来看，酒精会导致高血压。 → long-term, short-term7end [singular, uncountable] technical术语 the end of a particular period of time某一特定时间段的结束: The agreement reaches its term next year.该协议明年到期。 a child born two months before full term (=of pregnancy)比足月（=妊娠期满）提前两个月出生的孩子 We can prolong life beyond its natural term.我们可以将生命延长到其自然寿限之外。8come to terms with something to accept an unpleasant or sad situation and no longer feel upset or angry about it接受令人不快或悲伤的处境，不再为此感到沮丧或愤怒: George and Elizabeth have come to terms with the fact that they will never have children.George和Elizabeth已经接受了他们永远不会有孩子的现实。 Counselling helped her come to terms with her grief.心理咨询帮助她接受了自己的悲痛。9conditions terms [plural] a)the conditions that are set for an agreement, contract, arrangement etc为协议、合同、安排等规定的条件: Under the terms of the agreement, the debt would be repaid over 20 years.根据协议条款，债务将在20年内偿还。 your terms and conditions of employment你的雇用条款与条件 Delivery is within the terms of this contract.交货在本合同条款范围之内。equal/unequal/the same etc terms (=conditions that are equal, unequal etc)（=平等、不平等等条件） Small businesses have to compete on equal terms with large organisations.小企业必须与大型机构在平等条件下竞争。 Men and women should be able to work on level terms.男性和女性应该能够在平等条件下工作。on somebody’s (own) terms (=according to the conditions that someone wants)（=按照某人想要的条件） He wanted our relationship to be only on his terms.他希望我们的关系完全按照他的条件来。 b)the arrangements for payment that you agree to when you buy or sell something买卖某物时双方同意的付款安排reasonable/favourable/cheaper etc terms Some insurance companies offer very reasonable terms.一些保险公司提供非常合理的条款。 This allowed tenant farmers to buy land on easy terms (=by paying small sums of money over a long period).这使佃农得以以优惠条件（=在较长时间内分次少量付款）购买土地。10relationship terms [plural] if you are on good, bad etc terms with someone, you have a good, bad etc relationship with them若你与某人关系好、不好等，即表示你与该人关系好、不好等be on good/bad/friendly etc terms (with somebody) By now, Usha and I were on familiar terms.此时，Usha和我已经相当熟稔了。 He is barely on speaking terms with his father (=they are angry and almost never speak to each other).他与父亲几乎已经不说话了（=他们关系不和，几乎从不交谈）。 We were soon on first-name terms (=using each other’s first names, as a sign of friendship).我们很快就互相直呼其名了（=互称名字，以示友好）。11terms of reference formal正式 the subjects that a person or group of people agree to consider某人或某群体同意讨论或考虑的事项范围: the committee’s terms of reference委员会的职权范围12number/sign [countable] technical术语 one of the numbers or signs used in a mathematical calculation数学运算中使用的数字或符号之一COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 3— 释义3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + term形容词/名词 + terma legal/medical term· The site provides a glossary of legal terms.· 该网站提供了一份法律术语表。a technical term· ‘Gender’ is a technical term in grammar.· "Gender"是语法中的一个专业术语。a slang term· ‘The Old Bill’ is a slang term for the police.· "The Old Bill"是警察的俚语说法。a derogatory/pejorative term (=one that is insulting or disapproving)· ‘Pinko’ is a derogatory term for someone with socialist ideas.· "Pinko"是对持社会主义思想者的蔑称。verbs动词use a term· a term used by psychiatrists· 精神科医生使用的术语coin a term (=invent it)· Funk coined the term ‘vitamin’ in 1912.· Funk于1912年创造了"vitamin"这一术语。phrases短语a term of abuse (=a word that is offensive or deliberately rude)· ‘Geek’ is used as a term of abuse.· "Geek"被用作侮辱性称谓。a term of endearment (=a word that expresses your love for someone)· terms of endearment like ‘love’, ‘dear’, and ‘honey’· 爱称，如"love"、"dear"和"honey"in strong terms· The pope condemned both Nazism and Communism in strong terms.· 教皇以强烈的措辞谴责了纳粹主义和共产主义。in glowing terms (=praising someone or something highly)· Friends and relatives speak of him in glowing terms.· 朋友和亲属对他赞不绝口。in layman’s terms (=using ordinary words, not technical words)· Can you explain to me in layman’s terms how my computer works?· 你能用通俗易懂的语言向我解释一下我的电脑是如何运作的吗？COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 4— 释义4ADJECTIVES/NOUN + term形容词/名词 + terma prison/jail term· He faced a maximum prison term of 25 years.· 他面临最长25年的有期徒刑。a five-year/ten-year term· The president is elected for a five-year term.· 总统选举任期为五年。a fixed term· The contract was for a fixed term of five years.· 该合同为期五年的固定期限合同。a maximum/minimum term· The maximum term was life imprisonment.· 最高刑期为终身监禁。phrases短语a term of/in office· The governor ends his term of office in September.· 州长的任期将于九月届满。a term of imprisonment/detention· She was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment.· 她被判处长期监禁。verbs动词serve a term· She served a term as chairwoman of the council.· 她曾担任委员会主席一届任期。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 5— 释义5phrases短语the beginning/start of term· The beginning of term was only two days away.· 开学仅剩两天了。the end of term· We had a party at the end of term.· 我们在学期末举办了一个聚会。the first/last day of term· On the last day of term we went home early.· 学期最后一天，我们早早回家了。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + term形容词/名词 + terma school/university term· The school term was about to start.· 学期即将开始。a new term· Are you looking forward to the new term?· 你期待新学期的到来吗？the spring/summer/autumn term· Mrs Collins will be leaving us at the end of the summer term.· Collins女士将在夏季学期末离开我们。phrases短语in/during term time· Parents need permission to take their children on holiday during term time.· 家长在学期期间带孩子度假需要获得许可。
查看全部语言翻译1in terms of something if you explain or describe something in terms of a particular fact or event, you are explaining or describing it only in relation to that fact or event如果你用某一特定事实或事件来解释或描述某事，即是仅就该事实或事件与其的关系进行解释或描述describe/measure/evaluate etc something in terms of something Femininity is still defined in terms of beauty.女性气质至今仍以美貌来定义。 It’s a mistake to think of Florida only in terms of its tourist attractions.仅从旅游景点的角度来看待Florida是一种错误。 It’s too early to start talking in terms of casualties.现在开始谈论伤亡情况还为时过早。in terms of what/how/who etc Did the experiment find any differences in terms of what children learned?实验在儿童学习内容方面是否发现了任何差异？2in general/practical/financial etc terms used to show that you are describing or considering a subject in a particular way or from a particular point of view用于表示从某一特定方式或视角来描述或看待某个主题in general/broad/simple etc terms We explain in simple terms what the treatment involves.我们用简单易懂的语言解释该治疗包含哪些内容。 It would be wrong to describe society purely in economic terms.纯粹从经济角度来描述社会是不对的。 The war, although successful in military terms, left the economy in ruins.这场战争虽然在军事上取得了成功，却使经济陷入了废墟。 What do these statistics mean in human terms?这些统计数据从人的角度来看意味着什么？in somebody’s terms In our terms, the scheme has not been a success.以我们的标准来看，这个方案并不成功。in real/absolute terms (=accurate, true, or including any related changes)（=准确的、真实的，或包含任何相关变化的） Rail fares have fallen 17 per cent in real terms.铁路票价实际上已下降了17%。in relative terms (=compared with other, similar things)（=与其他类似事物相比） Students have less money in relative terms, but spend more on books.相对而言，学生的钱更少了，但花在书上的钱却更多了。3word [countable] a word or expression with a particular meaning, especially one that is used for a specific subject or type of language具有特定含义的词或表达，尤指用于某一专门学科或特定语言类型的词语term for ‘Multimedia’ is the term for any technique combining sounds and images."Multimedia"是指任何将声音与图像相结合的技术的术语。in no uncertain terms (=in very clear and angry language)（=用非常明确而愤怒的语言） Journalists were told in no uncertain terms that they were not welcome.记者们被以毫不含糊的措辞告知，他们不受欢迎。 → a contradiction in terms at contradiction(3)► see thesaurus at word4period of time [countable] a fixed period of time during which someone does something or something happens某人做某事或某事发生的固定时间段term of/in office (=the time someone spends doing an important job in government)（=某人担任政府要职的时间）
The mayor was coming to the end of his term in office.市长的任期即将届满。term of the maximum term of imprisonment最长监禁期限 The lease runs for a term of 99 years.该租约的租期为99年。prison/jail term The men each received a 30-year prison term.这些男子每人被判处30年有期徒刑。 → fixed-term5school/university [countable, uncountable] especially British English one of the periods of time that the school or university year is divided into. In Britain, there are usually three terms in a year.学年划分成的时间段之一。在英国，一学年通常分为三个学期。summer/autumn/spring term The exams are at the end of the summer term.考试在夏季学期末进行。 Teachers often feel overworked in term time (=during the term).教师在学期期间（=学期中）常常感到工作过于繁重。first/last day of term that all-important first day of term那至关重要的开学第一天6in the long/short/medium term used to say what will happen or what happens generally over a long, short, or medium period of time用于说明在长期、短期或中期内将会或通常会发生的情况: The cost of living will go up in the short term.短期内生活成本将会上涨。 In the long term, alcohol causes high blood pressure.从长远来看，酒精会导致高血压。 → long-term, short-term7end [singular, uncountable] technical术语 the end of a particular period of time某一特定时间段的结束: The agreement reaches its term next year.该协议明年到期。 a child born two months before full term (=of pregnancy)比足月（=妊娠期满）提前两个月出生的孩子 We can prolong life beyond its natural term.我们可以将生命延长到其自然寿限之外。8come to terms with something to accept an unpleasant or sad situation and no longer feel upset or angry about it接受令人不快或悲伤的处境，不再为此感到沮丧或愤怒: George and Elizabeth have come to terms with the fact that they will never have children.George和Elizabeth已经接受了他们永远不会有孩子的现实。 Counselling helped her come to terms with her grief.心理咨询帮助她接受了自己的悲痛。9conditions terms [plural] a)the conditions that are set for an agreement, contract, arrangement etc为协议、合同、安排等规定的条件: Under the terms of the agreement, the debt would be repaid over 20 years.根据协议条款，债务将在20年内偿还。 your terms and conditions of employment你的雇用条款与条件 Delivery is within the terms of this contract.交货在本合同条款范围之内。equal/unequal/the same etc terms (=conditions that are equal, unequal etc)（=平等、不平等等条件） Small businesses have to compete on equal terms with large organisations.小企业必须与大型机构在平等条件下竞争。 Men and women should be able to work on level terms.男性和女性应该能够在平等条件下工作。on somebody’s (own) terms (=according to the conditions that someone wants)（=按照某人想要的条件） He wanted our relationship to be only on his terms.他希望我们的关系完全按照他的条件来。 b)the arrangements for payment that you agree to when you buy or sell something买卖某物时双方同意的付款安排reasonable/favourable/cheaper etc terms Some insurance companies offer very reasonable terms.一些保险公司提供非常合理的条款。 This allowed tenant farmers to buy land on easy terms (=by paying small sums of money over a long period).这使佃农得以以优惠条件（=在较长时间内分次少量付款）购买土地。10relationship terms [plural] if you are on good, bad etc terms with someone, you have a good, bad etc relationship with them若你与某人关系好、不好等，即表示你与该人关系好、不好等be on good/bad/friendly etc terms (with somebody) By now, Usha and I were on familiar terms.此时，Usha和我已经相当熟稔了。 He is barely on speaking terms with his father (=they are angry and almost never speak to each other).他与父亲几乎已经不说话了（=他们关系不和，几乎从不交谈）。 We were soon on first-name terms (=using each other’s first names, as a sign of friendship).我们很快就互相直呼其名了（=互称名字，以示友好）。11terms of reference formal正式 the subjects that a person or group of people agree to consider某人或某群体同意讨论或考虑的事项范围: the committee’s terms of reference委员会的职权范围12number/sign [countable] technical术语 one of the numbers or signs used in a mathematical calculation数学运算中使用的数字或符号之一COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 3— 释义3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + term形容词/名词 + terma legal/medical term· The site provides a glossary of legal terms.· 该网站提供了一份法律术语表。a technical term· ‘Gender’ is a technical term in grammar.· "Gender"是语法中的一个专业术语。a slang term· ‘The Old Bill’ is a slang term for the police.· "The Old Bill"是警察的俚语说法。a derogatory/pejorative term (=one that is insulting or disapproving)· ‘Pinko’ is a derogatory term for someone with socialist ideas.· "Pinko"是对持社会主义思想者的蔑称。verbs动词use a term· a term used by psychiatrists· 精神科医生使用的术语coin a term (=invent it)· Funk coined the term ‘vitamin’ in 1912.· Funk于1912年创造了"vitamin"这一术语。phrases短语a term of abuse (=a word that is offensive or deliberately rude)· ‘Geek’ is used as a term of abuse.· "Geek"被用作侮辱性称谓。a term of endearment (=a word that expresses your love for someone)· terms of endearment like ‘love’, ‘dear’, and ‘honey’· 爱称，如"love"、"dear"和"honey"in strong terms· The pope condemned both Nazism and Communism in strong terms.· 教皇以强烈的措辞谴责了纳粹主义和共产主义。in glowing terms (=praising someone or something highly)· Friends and relatives speak of him in glowing terms.· 朋友和亲属对他赞不绝口。in layman’s terms (=using ordinary words, not technical words)· Can you explain to me in layman’s terms how my computer works?· 你能用通俗易懂的语言向我解释一下我的电脑是如何运作的吗？COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 4— 释义4ADJECTIVES/NOUN + term形容词/名词 + terma prison/jail term· He faced a maximum prison term of 25 years.· 他面临最长25年的有期徒刑。a five-year/ten-year term· The president is elected for a five-year term.· 总统选举任期为五年。a fixed term· The contract was for a fixed term of five years.· 该合同为期五年的固定期限合同。a maximum/minimum term· The maximum term was life imprisonment.· 最高刑期为终身监禁。phrases短语a term of/in office· The governor ends his term of office in September.· 州长的任期将于九月届满。a term of imprisonment/detention· She was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment.· 她被判处长期监禁。verbs动词serve a term· She served a term as chairwoman of the council.· 她曾担任委员会主席一届任期。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 5— 释义5phrases短语the beginning/start of term· The beginning of term was only two days away.· 开学仅剩两天了。the end of term· We had a party at the end of term.· 我们在学期末举办了一个聚会。the first/last day of term· On the last day of term we went home early.· 学期最后一天，我们早早回家了。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + term形容词/名词 + terma school/university term· The school term was about to start.· 学期即将开始。a new term· Are you looking forward to the new term?· 你期待新学期的到来吗？the spring/summer/autumn term· Mrs Collins will be leaving us at the end of the summer term.· Collins女士将在夏季学期末离开我们。phrases短语in/during term time· Parents need permission to take their children on holiday during term time.· 家长在学期期间带孩子度假需要获得许可。termterm2 verb [transitive] to use a particular word or expression to name or describe something用特定的词语或表达来命名或描述某事物be termed something This condition is sometimes termed RSI, or repetitive strain injury.这种病症有时被称为RSI，即重复性劳损。 These developments are loosely termed ‘advanced manufacturing techniques’.这些发展被宽泛地称为"先进制造技术"。term yourself something Roosevelt termed himself and his policies ‘liberal’.Roosevelt将自己及其政策称为"自由主义的"。GRAMMAR Term is often used in the passive.
to use a particular word or expression to name or describe something用特定的词语或表达来命名或描述某事物be termed something This condition is sometimes termed RSI, or repetitive strain injury.这种病症有时被称为RSI，即重复性劳损。 These developments are loosely termed ‘advanced manufacturing techniques’.这些发展被宽泛地称为"先进制造技术"。term yourself something Roosevelt termed himself and his policies ‘liberal’.Roosevelt将自己及其政策称为"自由主义的"。GRAMMAR Term is often used in the passive.