semester

IPA/sɪˈmestə(r)/
KK[səmˈɛstɚ]IPA/sɪˈmestər/

semester — 名詞

  • semestersingular
  • semestersplural

1. each half of a school or university year, typically about fifteen to eighteen we

1.名詞B1
釋義

學期

學校將學年劃分的兩個主要學習期間

each half of a school or university year, typically about fifteen to eighteen weeks long; US institutions usually offer a fall semester and a spring semester.

例句

Walid enrolled in five courses for the fall semester at UCLA.

Walid 在 UCLA 的秋季學期註冊了五門課。

collocation: fall semester / spring semester

Jiwoo received her final grades at the end of the spring semester.

Jiwoo 在春季學期結束時收到了她的學期成績。

collocation: end of the semester

常見搭配
  • fall semester
  • spring semester
  • summer semester
  • first semester
  • last semester
  • this semester
  • next semester
  • entire semester
同義詞
  • term

    used in British and some Commonwealth education systems; usually refers to one of three periods per year rather than two

  • trimester

    a division of the academic year into three equal parts; less common than semester in US universities but used by some schools

  • quarter

    a division into four periods of about ten weeks each, used at some US universities (e.g., the University of Chicago)

文法句型

fall/spring/summer + semester

first/next/last + semester

during/in + [article] + semester

用法筆記

In American English, the academic year is commonly divided into a fall semester (August–December) and a spring semester (January–May), with an optional shorter summer semester. In British English, the equivalent word is term, which usually refers to one of three periods per year.

常見錯誤

In the UK, students attend school for two semesters each year.
In the UK, students attend school for three terms each year.
British schools use 'term', not 'semester', for academic periods.
During last semester I took five classes during last semester.
Last semester I took five classes.
'last semester' already indicates when; do not repeat it with 'during'.

同根字

  • semestral
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • semester grades
  • semester break
  • semester schedule
  • semester system
  • semester fee

常用片語

  • end of the semester
  • start of the semester
  • beginning of the semester
  • middle of the semester
  • throughout the semester

介系詞搭配

  • during the semester
  • in the semester
  • before the semester
  • after the semester