early-term

IPA/ˌɜː.liˈtɜːm/
IPA/ˌɝː.liˈtɝːm/

early-term — 形容詞

1. taking place during the first stage of something that lasts for a set period, su

1.形容詞C1
釋義

初期的

發生在某段固定期間開頭階段的

taking place during the first stage of something that lasts for a set period, such as a pregnancy, an illness, or a leader's time in office

例句

The doctor told Meera that early-term morning sickness usually fades after a few weeks.

醫生告訴 Meera，初期的孕吐通常幾週後就會消失。

early-term + noun (attributive only)

An early-term scan can show whether the baby's heart is beating normally.

初期的超音波檢查可以看出胎兒的心跳是否正常。

collocation: early-term scan / screening

常見搭配
  • early-term pregnancy
  • early-term scan
  • early-term diagnosis
  • early-term abortion
同義詞
  • early-stage

    wider; fits diseases and projects, not just fixed-length periods

  • initial

    more general and less technical; any beginning

反義詞
  • late-term

    near the end of the same fixed period

  • full-term

    having reached the natural end, especially of a pregnancy

文法句型

early-term + noun

用法筆記

Used only before a noun (attributive), never after a verb like 'be'. Most common in medical contexts about pregnancy, but also describes the opening phase of an illness or an official's time in power.

常見錯誤

The pregnancy is early-term.
It is an early-term pregnancy.
'early-term' goes before the noun, not after 'be'.

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常用片語

  • early-term pregnancy
  • early-term diagnosis