喜樂美語
  1. 1aB2/ˌʃɔːrt ˈtɜːrm/ · /ˌʃɔːt ˈtɜːm/短期的

    Lasting for only a short time, or looking only a little way into the future rather than far ahead.

    示範例句 · Example

    Dad's new job is a short-term contract, so it ends in June.

    逐字爸爸的新工作是一份短期合約，所以它在六月結束。

    「short-term」可以想成「一小段有結束點的時間」——term 本來就是「一段有頭有尾的期間」，加上 short 就變成「很快就會結束的那一段」。它有兩個常見用法：一是「只持續一小段時間」，像 a short-term contract（短期合約）、short-term relief（短時間的舒緩）；二是「只看眼前、沒看很遠」，像 a short-term plan（只計畫到近期的計畫）。這個字幾乎都放在名詞前面，而且和 long-term（長期的）成對出現，常常一起講。

    常見搭配

    • a short-term contract

      短期合約

      a work agreement that only lasts for a short time

      Most of the summer staff are on short-term contracts.

    • a short-term solution

      暫時的辦法

      a way of dealing with a problem that only works for now

      Taping the box shut is a short-term solution.

    • a short-term goal

      短期目標

      something you want to achieve soon, not years from now

      Write down one short-term goal for this month.

    • on a short-term basis

      以短期的方式

      in a way that is meant to last only a short time

      The room is rented out on a short-term basis.

    • short-term benefits / effects

      短期的好處／影響

      good results, or results of any kind, that show up soon but may not last

      The new timetable brought short-term benefits for the younger classes.

    • short-term memory

      短期記憶

      the part of your memory that holds what happened just now

      She can describe her childhood clearly, but her short-term memory is not so good.

core核心畫面

Think of a time frame drawn close in: the near stretch just ahead, not the far horizon. Something short-term either lasts only a little while, or is planned with only the next few weeks or months in view.

可以想成把時間的視線拉近：只看眼前這一小段，不看遠處的地平線。short-term 的東西要嘛只維持一小陣子（short-term contract 短期合約），要嘛在規劃時只算到不遠的將來（short-term plan 只顧眼前的計畫）。這兩層其實是同一個畫面——被框在「短的那一段時間」裡。

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

short-termadj

  • 1

    Of or pertaining to the near or immediate future.

    • This short-term plan deals with the next few days.
    • short-term economic gain in the garb of science
  • 2

    Of or pertaining to a short duration of time.

    • short-term exposure

short-termadv

  • 1

    Over a relatively short period of time.

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