terms
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/tɜːmz/
/tɜːrmz/
[plural]Idioms - the conditions that people offer, demand or accept when they make an agreement, an arrangement or a contract
（协议、合同等的）条件，条款 - peace terms
和平条件 - They failed to agree on the terms of a settlement.
他们未能就和解的条件达成协议。 - These are the terms and conditions of your employment.
这些是聘用你的条件。 - under the terms of something Under the terms of the agreement, their funding of the project will continue until 2025.
根据协议条款，他们为这个项目提供资金，直到 2015 年为止。 - terms for something We are negotiating terms for the development of the site.
我们正在就该网站的开发条款进行谈判。
- peace terms
- conditions that you agree to when you buy, sell, or pay for something; a price or cost
（交易的）条件；价钱；费用 - to buy something on easy terms (= paying for it over a long period)
按分期付款方式购买 - My terms are £20 a lesson.
每教一堂课我收费 20 英镑。
- to buy something on easy terms (= paying for it over a long period)
- a way of expressing yourself or of saying something
表达方式；措辞；说法 - We wish to protest in the strongest possible terms (= to say we are very angry).
我们想要以最强硬的措辞抗议。 - I'll try to explain in simple terms.
我会尽量讲得通俗易懂。 - The letter was brief, and couched in very polite terms.
这封信内容简短，措辞特别客气。 - She spoke of you in glowing terms (= expressing her admiration of you).
她对你赞誉有加。
Synonyms languagelanguage- vocabulary
- terms
- wording
- terminology
- language a particular style of speaking or writing:
- Give your instructions in everyday language.
用通俗的语言发布指令。 - the language of the legal profession
法律专业用语
- Give your instructions in everyday language.
- vocabulary all the words that a person knows or uses, or all the words in a particular language; the words that people use when they are talking about a particular subject:
- to have a wide/limited vocabulary
词汇丰富／有限 - The word has become part of advertising vocabulary.
这个词已经成了广告用语。
- to have a wide/limited vocabulary
- terms a way of expressing yourself or of saying something:
- I’ll try to explain in simple terms.
我会尽量讲得通俗易懂。
- I’ll try to explain in simple terms.
- wording [usually sing.] the words that are used in a piece of writing or speech, especially when they have been carefully chosen:
- It was the standard form of wording for a consent letter.
这是同意书的标准用词。
- It was the standard form of wording for a consent letter.
- terminology (rather formal) the set of technical words or expressions used in a particular subject:
- medical terminology
医学术语 - Scientists are constantly developing new terminologies.
科学家不断发展新的专门用语。
- medical terminology
- formal/informal/everyday language/vocabulary/terms
- business/scientific/technical/specialized language/vocabulary/terminology
- A word enters the language/the vocabulary.
- We wish to protest in the strongest possible terms (= to say we are very angry).
Idioms
be on good, friendly, bad, etc. terms (with somebody)
- to have a good, friendly, etc. relationship with somebody
（与某人）关系好（或友好、不好等） - I had no idea that you and he were on such intimate terms (= were such close friends).
我还不知道你和他的关系这么密切。 - He is still on excellent terms with his ex-wife.
他仍然和前妻保持着极好的关系。 - I'm on first-name terms with my boss now (= we call each other by our first names).
现在我和老板交情很好，相互直呼其名。
- I had no idea that you and he were on such intimate terms (= were such close friends).
be on speaking terms (with somebody) | be speaking (to somebody)
- to be willing to be polite or friendly towards somebody, especially after an argument
（与某人）和好如初，和睦相处 - She's not been on speaking terms with her uncle for years.
多年来她跟她叔叔一直不说话。 - Are they speaking to each other again yet?
他们俩和好了没有？
- We are still on speaking terms after the argument.
争吵之后我们又和好了。 - Ed and Dave aren't speaking at the moment.
埃德和戴夫现在互不说话了。
- She's not been on speaking terms with her uncle for years.
come to terms (with somebody)
- to reach an agreement with somebody; to find a way of living or working together
（与某人）达成协议，妥协 - The enemy was eventually forced to come to terms.
敌人最终被迫妥协。
- The enemy was eventually forced to come to terms.
come to terms with something
- to accept something unpleasant by learning to deal with it
迁就顺从；接受（令人不快的事物）；适应（困难的处境） - She is still coming to terms with her son's death.
她还没有完全从儿子死亡的阴影中走出来。
- She is still coming to terms with her son's death.
a contradiction in terms
- a statement containing two words that contradict each other’s meaning
自相矛盾的说法 - A ‘nomad settlement’ is a contradiction in terms.
“游牧者的定居” 是用词上的自相矛盾。 - The idea is almost a contradiction in terms.
这主意本身几乎就是自相矛盾的。
- A ‘nomad settlement’ is a contradiction in terms.
in no uncertain terms
- clearly and strongly
明确有力地；毫不含糊地 - I told him what I thought of him in no uncertain terms.
我直言不讳地说出了我对他的看法。
- I told him what I thought of him in no uncertain terms.
in terms of something | in… terms
- used to show what aspect of a subject you are talking about or how you are thinking about it
谈及；就…而言；在…方面 - The job is great in terms of salary, but it has its disadvantages.
就薪金而言，这个工作倒是挺不错的，但也有一些不利之处。 - This title ranks alongside the Olympics in terms of importance.
就重要性而言，这个头衔与奥运会并列。 - What does this mean in terms of cost?
就费用而言，这意味着什么？ - In terms of cost—how much were you thinking of charging?
就成本而言，您打算收取多少费用？ - In terms of extra staff—how many will we need?
就额外员工而言，我们需要多少人？ - In practical terms this law may be difficult to enforce.
实际上，这条法规可能很难实施。 - The decision was disastrous in political terms.
从政治上来看，这个决定是灾难性的。 - He's talking in terms of starting a completely new career.
他正在谈论开创全新的事业。
- The job is great in terms of salary, but it has its disadvantages.
on equal terms (with somebody)
- having the same advantages and disadvantages as somebody else
（与某人）处于平等的地位 - Can our industry compete on equal terms with its overseas rivals?
我们的工业能与海外对手以平等的地位竞争吗？
- Can our industry compete on equal terms with its overseas rivals?
on your own terms | on somebody’s terms
- according to the conditions that you or somebody else decides
按照自己的条件；根据…的主张 - I'll only take the job on my own terms.
我只会按照自己的条件接受这份工作。 - I'm not doing it on your terms.
我不会按你的条件办的。
- I'll only take the job on my own terms.