'Darling' is a term of endearment.

“亲爱的”是一种昵称。

《牛津词典》

Employee appointment to the council will be subject to a term of probation of 6 months.

到该理事会任职须经过6个月的试用期。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Newman wrote, "that I am tempted to define 'journalism' as 'a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are.'"

纽曼写道：“我想把‘新闻’定义为‘没有学问的作家’用来对‘有学问的作家’的轻蔑用语。”

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On Tuesday voters in Massachusetts elected a Republican to finish the term of Ted Kennedy who died in August.

VOA: special.2010.01.22

And bucket shop was a term of derision, because these people ran a gambling parlor.

这是嘲讽的说法，因为这类似于赌场。

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And I was saved, to use a Christian term, by articulations and representations of faith heroes connected with social justice.

用基督教的说法，我被,信仰的表达和代表拯救了,而英雄们将这种信仰与社会正义相联系。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

It was ratified and went into force in 1970, initially with a term of twenty-five years.

NPR: Non-Proliferation in the 21st Century

An offence of violent disorder could carry a term of six months in jail.

BBC: Crime victims are 'being failed'

Under Cuban law, involuntary manslaughter carries a term of between one and 10 years.

BBC: Cuba prosecutors seek seven years for Spain's Carromero