🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

术语

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shùyǔ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Term/tɜrm/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"在数学中,'变量'是一个术语。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept.

    "In mathematics, the term 'variable' refers to a symbol that represents an unknown value."
  2. 2

    A fixed or limited period during which something occurs.

    "The school term lasts for about three months."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'term' originates from the Latin 'terminus', meaning 'boundary' or 'limit'. It evolved through Old French 'terme' before entering Middle English, where it took on the meaning of a fixed period or a word used in a specific context.

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