单词 | semester |
释义 | semester —semestral, semestrial /si mes"tree euhl/, adj. /si mes"teuhr/, n. 1. (in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks. 2. (in German universities) a session, lasting about six months and including periods of recess. [1820-30; < G < L seme(n)stris of six months duration < *sex-menstris, equiv. to sex SIX + mens(is) month + -tris adj. suffix (perh. repr. an earlier *mens(i)-teros)] |
随便看 |
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。