1. | （协议、合同等的）条件，条款the conditions that people offer, demand or accept when they make an agreement, an arrangement or a contract |
peace terms 和平条件 | |
Under the terms of the agreement , their funding of the project will continue until 2015. 根据协议条款，他们为这个项目提供资金，直到 2015 年为止。 | |
They failed to agree on the terms of a settlement. 他们未能就和解的条件达成协议。 | |
These are the terms and conditions of your employment. 这些是聘用你的条件。 |
2. | （交易的）条件；价钱；费用conditions that you agree to when you buy, sell, or pay for sth; a price or cost |
to buy sth on easy terms(= paying for it over a long period) 按分期付款方式购买 | |
My terms are £20 a lesson. 每教一堂课我收费 20 英镑。 |
3. | 表达方式；措辞；说法a way of expressing yourself or of saying sth |
We wish to protest in the strongest possible terms(= to say we are very angry) . 我们想要以最强硬的措辞抗议。 | |
I'll try to explain in simple terms. 我会尽量讲得通俗易懂。 | |
The letter was brief, and couched in very polite terms . 这封信内容简短，措辞特别客气。 |
