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.