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2022-12-16 单词 period 的常见用法

内容简介

单词 “period” 可以表示 “一段时间”,还可以用来表达 “阶段,时期”,学校中的 “课时”。在美式英语中,它还有 “句号” 的意思。看视频,用一分钟时间学习 “period” 的这几个常见用法。

用法总结

1. “Period” 是名词,它的意思包括 “一段时间,时期”。表达这个意思时,常见搭配有:over/during a period(在一段时间内);a period of time(一段时间)。

  • We’ll observe the patient’s weight for a period of three months.
  • During this period, we normally get a lot of rain.

2. “Period” 还可以表示 “(人生中或历史上的)阶段,时期”。表达这个意思时,“period”  前通常有形容词来描述这是 “怎样的” 一段时期。

  • I went through a difficult period when I returned to the UK.
  • The Elizabethan period in English literature is famous for its playwrights such as Shakespeare.

3. “Period” 用在谈论学校、上课的上下文中,可以表示 “学时,课时,一节(课)”。

  • I have maths in the second period on Tuesday.
  • There are three periods of physical education each week.

4. 在美式英语中,“period” 还可以表示 “句号”,对应英式英语中的 “full stop”。

  • Is that a period or a comma?
  • I always forget to end my sentences with a period.
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