"limiting conditions," early 14c.; see term (n.). Hence expressions such as come to terms, make terms, on any terms, etc. Meaning "standing, footing, mutual relations," as in expression on good terms (with someone), is recorded from 1540s.
例文
1. It presented in satirical terms points made in earnest by Catholic writers.
カトリック作家が丁重に表明した観点を風刺的な言葉で表現している。
2.We are taught to construe these terms in a particular way.
これらの語を特定の方法で理解するように教えられています。/
3.Some have been sentenced to long prison terms after unfair trials.
冤罪で長期懲役を言い渡された人もいる。/
4.How do the two techniques compare in terms of application?
この2つの手法を実際に運用するにはどれがいいですか。
5.People use scientific terms with no clear idea of their meaning.