| 单词 | fixed-term |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfixed-term fixed-term adj. designating something (such as a contract, appointment, etc.) which lasts for or continues throughout a (specified) finite length of time. ΚΠ 1881 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 26 Nov. 2/1 A competition between the holders of fixed-term bonds and those extended last summer will enable the Secretary to select from the mass of offers. 1904 Amer. Monthly Rev. of Reviews May 585/2 [Some citizens] are opposed to municipal ownership, without favoring franchises and fixed-term contracts for private ownership..of public utilities. 1971 R. Cross Punishment, Prison & Public iv. 187 The courts should be empowered to pass fixed-term custodial sentences on young offenders. 1996 L. M. Clements & P. B. Fairest Housing Law ii. 9 Unlike fixed-term tenancies, periodic tenancies have no initial limit on how long they will last. 2013 Guardian (Nexis) 16 July 30 All the main parties back..plans..to create..fixed-term tenures for permanent secretaries. < as lemmas |
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