midterm
/ˈmɪd.tɜːm/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈɪdtˌɚm] /ˈmɪd.tɝːm/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈɪdtˌɚm] /ˈmid-ˌtərm (usual for sense 1b) How to pronounce midterm (audio) -ˈtərm/ (ame, mw) · /ˌmɪdˈtɜːm/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈɪdtˌɚm] /ˈmɪdtɜːrm/ (ame, ipa)
midterm — 名詞
- midtermsingular
- midtermsplural
1. an exam held after roughly half of a school course has been completed.
期中考
學期過半時舉行的考試
an exam held after roughly half of a school course has been completed.
Aoi spent Friday night reviewing notes for her chemistry midterm on acids.
Aoi 星期五晚上都在複習化學期中考裡酸類那一章的筆記。
study for a midterm
Our history midterm covered the first six weeks of lectures.
我們的歷史期中考考了前六週上課的內容。
midterm in + subject
Ishaan missed basketball practice because his algebra midterm started after lunch.
Ishaan 因為代數期中考在午餐後開始，所以沒去打籃球。
The professor moved the online midterm to Monday after the storm warning.
暴風警報發布後，教授把線上期中考改到星期一。
- final
the major exam given at the end of a term
文法句型
take/sit a midterm
study for a midterm
midterm in/on + subject
用法筆記
Often modified by a school subject or course name, and commonly used with take, sit, study for, or have. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense names the exam itself, while sense 2 names the time point.
常見錯誤
2. the middle part of a school term, or the point halfway through an elected period
過半時點
學期或任期過了一半的時點
the middle part of a school term, or the point halfway through an elected period in office.
By midterm, Professor Chen had already returned every lab report.
到學期過半時點時，Chen 教授已經把每份實驗報告都改完了。
by midterm
The mayor promised a housing update at midterm, not after four years.
市長承諾會在任期過半時點公布住宅政策進度，不會等到四年後。
at midterm
Sales usually rise before midterm, when parents buy winter uniforms.
在學期過半時點前，家長開始買冬季制服時，銷量通常會上升。
At midterm, the council reviewed which campaign promises were still unfinished.
到了任期過半時點，議會檢視了哪些競選承諾還沒完成。
- midpoint
general word for the middle point of any process or period
- halfway point
plain phrase that stresses the fifty-percent mark
文法句型
at midterm
by midterm
before midterm
用法筆記
Usually follows at, by, or before and refers to a time point rather than an event. In political writing, it often means the halfway point of a government's elected period.
midterm — 形容詞
- midtermpositive
- more midtermcomparative
- most midtermsuperlative
1. happening during the middle part of a government's elected period in office.
任期中段的
發生在政府任期中段的
happening during the middle part of a government's elected period in office.
The president gave a midterm speech after two years of budget fights.
經過兩年的預算爭執後，總統發表了一場任期中段的演說。
midterm + speech
Analysts called it a midterm slump, not a final judgment on the party.
分析師說，那是一次任期中段的低潮，不是對該黨的最後定論。
Local papers treated the vote as a midterm warning for the prime minister.
地方報紙把那場投票視為給首相的任期中段警訊。
Her midterm approval numbers fell after the transport strike in March.
三月運輸罷工後，她的任期中段支持度數字下滑了。
- early-term
describes the beginning stage of an administration
- late-term
describes the closing stage of an administration
文法句型
midterm + election
midterm + review
midterm + approval rating
用法筆記
Most common in political reporting before nouns such as election, review, slump, or approval rating. It refers to something measured or happening around the halfway point of an administration, not to school exams.