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term

英 ［tm］ 美 ［trm］

N。［C］ 詞語；術語；措辭

a word or phrase used as the name of sth， especially one connected with a particular type of language

a technical/legal/scientific， etc。 term

技術、法律、科學等術語

a term of abuse

咒罵用語

N。［C， U］ 學期（尤用於英國，學校一年分三個學期）

（especially in Britain） one of the three periods in the year during which classes are held in schools， universities， etc。

the spring/summer/autumn/fall term

春季 / 夏季 / 秋季學期

N。［C］ 期；期限；任期

a period of time for which sth lasts； a fixed or limited time

during the president‘s first term of/in office

在總統的首屆任期內

N。［sing。］ （formal） 到期；期滿

the end of a particular period of time， especially one for which an agreement， etc。 lasts

the term of the loan

貸款期限

N。［C］ （mathematics 數） （數列、方程等的）項

each of the various parts in a series， an equation etc。

習語

in terms of

in … terms

談及；就…而言；在…方面

used when you are referring to a particular aspect of sth

What does this mean in terms of cost？

這在成本上意味著什麼？

In practical terms this law may be difficult to enforce。

從實際的角度來看，這項法律可能難以執行。

in the long/short/medium term

長 / 短 / 中期內

used to describe what will happen a long， short， etc。 time in the future

Such a development seems unlikely， at least in the short term （= it will not happen for quite a long time）。

發生這樣的情況看來可能性不大，起碼短期之內應當如此。

see also long-term， medium-term， short-term

V。［often passive］ （formal） 把…稱為；把…叫做

to use a particular name or word to describe sb/sth

［VN-N］ At his age， he can hardly be termed a young man。

到了這個年紀，他稱不上是年輕人了。

terminal

英 ［tmnl］ 美 ［trmnl］

記憶技巧：termin 界限 + al …的 → 終結的

N。

航空站；航空終點站

a building or set of buildings at an airport where air passengers arrive and leave

A second terminal was opened in 1998。

第二個航空站是1998年開始運營的。

N。（火車、公共汽車或船的）終點站

a place， building or set of buildings where journeys by train， bus or boat begin or end

a railway/bus/ferry terminal

鐵路 / 公共汽車終點站；渡船碼頭

N。（computing 計） 終端；終端機

a piece of equipment， usually consisting of a keyboard and a screen that joins the user to a central computer system

Carl sits at a computer terminal 40 hours a week。

卡爾每週在電腦終端前坐 40 個小時。

N。（technical 術語） （電路的）端子，線接頭

a point at which connections can be made in an electric circuit

a positive/negative terminal

正極 / 負極端子

ADJ。（of an illness or a disease 疾病） 晚期的；不治的；致命的

that cannot be cured and will lead to death， often slowly

He has terminal lung cancer。

他患有晚期肺癌。

ADJ。（of a person 人） 患絕症的；晚期的

suffering from an illness that cannot be cured and will lead to death

a terminal patient

晚期病人

ADJ。不可救藥的；無可挽回的

certain to get worse and come to an end

The industry is in terminal decline 。

這個行業每況愈下，一蹶不振。

ADJ。［only before noun］ （formal or technical 術語） 末端的；末梢的

at the end of sth

a terminal branch of a tree

樹頂枝條

terminal examinations （= at the end of a course， etc。）

期終考試

【派生詞】terminally adv。處於末期症狀地，致命地

英 ［’tmnet］

記憶技巧：termin 界限 + -ator 某一類人或物→ 終結者

N。終止者，終結者someone who exterminates （especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects）

Have we learned nothing from the Terminator movies？

難道看了《終結者》系列電影后，我們什麼教訓都沒學到嗎？

exterminate

英 ［kstmnet］ 美 ［kstrmnet］

記憶技巧：ex 出 + termin 界限 + ate 使… → 使出界限 → 消滅

V。［VN］ 滅絕；根除；消滅；毀滅

to kill all the members of a group of people or animals

同義詞： wipe out

【派生詞】extermination noun ［U］

He‘s come to exterminate us， hasn’t he？

他來這裡是為了根除我們不是嗎？