term

英 [tɜːm] 美 [tɜːrm]

• n. 学期；术语；条件；条款；期限；名词
• vt. 把 ... 称为

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]期,期限

   a fixed or limited period of time

2. [C][U]学期

   any of three periods of time into which the teaching year is divided at schools, universities, etc.

3. [U][C]开庭期,会期

   a period of time during which a court, parliament, etc., meets

4. [S]终止期

   the end of a period of time during which sth lasts

5. [C]术语,行话

   a word or expression that has a particular meaning or is used in a particular activity, job, profession, etc.

6. [C]项

   each of the various parts in an expression in mathematics

7. [P]条件,条款

   the conditions of an agreement, contract, etc.

8. [P]费用,价格,价钱

   the stated conditions concerning payment, prices, etc.

9. [P]关系,友谊

   a relationship of the stated quality

v. (动词)

1. vt. 把…称为,把…叫做

   call; name; describe

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 任期
2. 学期
3. 地位
4. 术语，专门名词
5. 条
6. 关系
7. 条件
8. 条款
9. 期限，限期，终止期
10. 专门名词
11. 偿债期
12. 【律】开庭期
13. 地产租用期
14. 名称
15. 词，词语，名词
16. 【数、物】项

v. 动词

1. 把…称为，把…叫做
2. 称呼

英英释义

Noun:

1. a word or expression used for some particular thing;

   "he learned many medical terms"
   

2. a limited period of time;

   "a prison term"
   "he left school before the end of term"
   

3. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement;

   "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"
   "the terms of the treaty were generous"
   

4. any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial;

   "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
   

5. one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition;

   "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"
   

6. the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent;

   "a healthy baby born at full term"
   

7. (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

Verb:

1. name formally or designate with a term

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Are there any exams at the end of this term?
   这个学期期末有考试吗？
2. I am not familiar with chemical terms.
   我不熟悉化学术语。
3. Another firm has offered more advantageous terms than yours.
   另一家公司提出的条件比你们的优惠。
4. The company has fulfilled all the terms of the agreement.
   公司已经履行了协议中的所有条款。
5. They had set a term to the contract.
   他们已给合同定了期限。
6. Would you please explain the meaning of this term?
   请你解释一下这个名词的意义好吗？

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. He termed the play a tragedy.
   他称该剧为悲剧。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. An American President's term of office is four years.
   美国总统的任期是四年。
2. He was sentenced to two-year prison terms.
   他被判处两年徒刑。
3. How many terms has he served at the prison?
   他服过几次刑?
4. The summer term runs from April to July.
   夏季学期从四月份到七月份。
5. We will study the epistles of some famous writers next term.
   下学期我们将学习几位名作家的书信。
6. Are there any exams at the end of term?
   每学期结束时都有考试吗?
7. You may conduct your research for the term paper in the library.
   你可以在图书馆里为写学期论文进行研究工作。
8. Since our contract is getting near its term, we must negotiate a new one.
   因为我们的合同马上要到期,我们得商谈签订一个新合同。
9. The doctor said my wife was too near her term to travel by air.
   医生说我的妻子离分娩期很近,不宜乘飞机旅行。
10. Writer is hardly the term to apply to him.
    “作家”这一名称很难用在他身上。
11. What is the scientific term for this?
    这东西的学名怎么说?
12. She spoke in glowing terms about your work.
    她以十分赞许的口吻谈到了你的工作。
13. “Hot” and “cold” are contrary terms.
    “热”和“冷”是相反的词。
14. Each algebraic expression consists of one or more terms.
    每一代数式由一项或几项组成。
15. The manufacturer has not fulfilled the terms of his obligation.
    制造厂商没有履行他应该负责的条款。
16. Protection for the consumer is laid down in plain terms by statute.
    保护消费者权益是由法律明文规定的。
17. He refused to work on our terms.
    他拒绝按照我们的条件工作。
18. They have made terms with the enemy, that is what they have done.
    他们与敌人讲条件,这就是他们所做的事。
19. His terms for private lessons are two hundred yuan an hour.
    他的私人授课价格每小时两百元。
20. The same terms are offered by other sellers.
    其他卖主的出价相同。
21. I have kept terms with Tom for many years.
    我和汤姆交朋友已有很多年了。

用作动词 (v.)

用作宾补动词

S+～+ n./pron. + n./adj.

1. By what right does he term himself an artist?
   他凭什么自称为艺术家?
2. He has no right to term himself an authority.
   他无权自称权威。
3. He termed the gas argon.
   他把这种气体叫做氩气。
4. He termed the proposal too conservative.
   他说那个提议太保守。
5. You wouldn't term this house beautiful, would you?
   你不会说这栋房子漂亮,是吧?
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6. The chairman of this parliament is termed the “Speaker”.
   本议会的主席称为“议长”。
7. When used in this way they may be termed “modal verbs”.
   它们被这样使用时可以称为“情态动词”。
8. His life might be termed happy.
   他的生活可谓幸福。

经典引文

• He had now reached the term of his prosperity.

  出自： Gibbon

• Eliot's preoccupation with what he termed 'The Social Function of Poetry.'

  出自： P. Ackroyd

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

bring to terms

使…接受条件 make sb accept the conditions
bring sb to terms
Can we bring him to terms or shall we have to go to court?

究竟我们能不能使他接受条件,还是要跟他打官司?
A siege often brings an army to terms.

围攻常迫使军队接受条件。

come to terms

达成协议,谈判成功 make an agreement

come to terms (with)

忍受,对待 bear; accept

in terms of

从某种方面说来 describing with reference to sth

on equal terms

不相上下,以平等的关系 equal in ability, degree or in an equal position

on good〔bad〕 terms with

与…关系(不)好 friendly〔unfriendly〕 with sb

on speaking terms (with)

只是泛泛之交 casual friends with sb

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• accept terms 接受条件
• analyze a term 分析一个术语
• avoid a term 避免使用术语
• carry out terms 履行条件
• come to terms 达成协议,妥协,让步,屈服
• give terms 提出条件
• interpret a term 解释术语
• keep on good terms with 同…保持友好关系
• make terms 达成协议
• offer terms 提出条件
• reject terms 拒绝某种条件
• serve a term 任职,服役,服刑
• set a term to 给…规定期限
• understand a term 明白术语的内容
• use a term 使用术语

形容词+～

• bookish term 咬文嚼字的词语
• clear term 简洁的话
• common term 普通用语
• familiar term 熟悉的术语
• formal term 正式用语
• general term 泛称,笼统的措辞
• informal term 非正式用语
• legal term 法律术语
• literary term 文学术语
• modern term 现代术语
• old-fashioned term 陈旧的术语
• out-of-date term 过时的术语
• plain term 简明的措辞
• scientific term 科学术语
• set terms 固定词语
• striking terms 引人注目的措辞
• technical term 技术名称,术语
• uncommon term 非普通用语

名词+～

• autumn term 秋季学期
• fall term 秋季学期
• prison term 服刑期
• spring term 春季学期
• summer term 夏季学期

介词+～

• in terms of 用…的话,以…的措辞,在…方面,从…方面(来说),以…表示,根据,按照
• in any term 无论如何
• in clear term 明确地
• in equal terms 平等地
• in high terms 高度称赞地
• on even terms with 和…不相上下
• on good terms 友善,要好
• on no terms 绝不

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• term oneself an artist 自称为艺术家

词语用法

1. term在表述为“条件”或者“价格”的时候，一般用复数形式terms。

   My terms are "no cure no pay".
   我的条件是治不好不收钱。

   Her terms for private lessons are 100 yuan an hour.
   她的私人授课价格是每小时一百元。

2. on term或者upon term意为“依照...条件”。

   She refused to work (up)on our term.

3. term表示学期的时候，前面不加the。

   Term was drawing to a close.

4. in term of这个用法比较普遍，意思为“顾及”，“就...而论”。

   We must change our schedule in term of the new situation.

n. (名词)

1. term的基本意思是“期,期限”,引申可表示“学期”“开庭期,会期”“终止期”等。作“学期”解时,其前有时加不定冠词,主要是指英国的中学、大学中一年三个学期中的任一学期。作“终止期”解时,通常用作单数形式。
2. term也可作“术语,行话”解,指有特定意义的词或专门名词,通常用作复数形式。
3. 在数学术语中term还可作“项”解。
4. term的复数形式terms还可作“条件,条款”“费用,价格,价钱”“关系,友谊”解,其后常与介词at或on连用。

v. (动词)

1. term用作动词的意思是“把…称为,把…叫做”,是及物动词,常接以名词或形容词充当补足语的复合宾语。
2. term可用于被动结构。

词义辨析

term，semester

• 这两个名词均有“学期”之意。
• termterm多用于英国。
• semester主要在美国、德国使用。

word，vocabulary，language，term，lexicon

• 这些名词均有“文字，词，语言”之意。
• word普通用词，指语言的最小单位的单词、字，也可指话、整句话或一段话。
• vocabulary集合名词，指词汇、语汇或词汇量。
• language普通用词，指国家、民族或种族内部使用，已经系统化的语言。
• term指专业术语。
• lexicon指某种语言、某人或某一知识领域的全部词汇。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 我和邻居相处得不太好。

   误 I'm not on very good term with my neighbours.

   正 I'm not on very good terms with my neighbours.

   析 表达“和…关系很好”时用be on good terms with...。这里的terms作“关系”解,要用复数形式。

2. 他考虑什么事都从钱的角度出发。

   误 He thought of everything in the terms of money.

   正 He thought of everything in terms of money.

   析 表示“从…的角度”“就…来说”“用…表示”可以用in terms of, terms之前不可加冠词the。

3. 他们想和敌人讲条件。

   误 They wanted to make a term with the enemy.

   正 They wanted to make terms with the enemy.

   析 表示“和…讲条件”要说 make terms with sb, term此时不可用作单数名词。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪进入英语，直接源自古法语的terme，意为时间限制，设定好的时限；最初源自古典拉丁语的terminus，意为时间或空间的限制。

近反义词

【近义词】

• boundary
• close
• confine
• course
• end
• half
• limit
• period
• season
• space
• time
• while
• designation
• phrase
• title
• word
• call
• entitle
• label
• name-tag
• title