- n. 術語；學期；期限；條款
- vt. 把…叫做
- n. (Term)人名；(泰)丁
詞組搭配
come to terms with
come to accept (a new and painful or difficult event or situation); reconcile oneself to
向…屈服；對…讓步；與…妥協；與…和解；和…達成協議
she had come to terms with the tragedies in her life.
她對生活中的不幸已經逆來順受了。
in terms of (或 in —— terms)
with regard to the particular aspect or subject specified
根據，按照； 在…方面，從…方面（說來）
replacing the printers is difficult to justify in terms of cost.
從成本方面很難說更換打印機是合算的。
sales are down by nearly 7 per cent in &B{real terms}.
實際上銷售額降低了近7個百分點。
the long/short/medium term
used to refer to a time that is a specified way into the future
長／短／中期
on terms
in a state of friendship or equality
友好，關系良好；在平等地位上
on —— terms
in a specified relation or on a specified footing
處于…關系（或狀態）
we are all on friendly terms.
我們都相處友好。
terms of reference
(Brit.)the range or scope established for an inquiry or discussion
(英)受權調查范圍；受委托事項
in terms of
As measured or indicated by; in units of
用…衡量或表示；用…的措辭
distances expressed in terms of kilometers as well as miles; cheap entertainment, but costly in terms of time wasted.
用公里和英里來表示距離；低廉的娛樂，但就浪費的時間來說卻極昂貴
In relation to; with reference to
根據：按照；就…而言
“facilities planned and programmed in terms of their interrelationships, instead of evolving haphazardly”(&b{Wharton Magazine})
“按照其內在的關系來營造設施以防止其產生災難性的進展”(&b{沃頓雜志})