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semestral

/si-mes-ter/US // sɪˈmɛs tər //UK // (sɪˈmɛstə) //

半截式,半官方的,半官方,半截棍

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks.
    • : a session, lasting about six months and including periods of recess.

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Examples

  • The unpredictability of the pandemic has made it difficult for many students to plan their lives around traditional 15-week semesters.

  • Still more are sending students home to begin their winter break or finish their semesters remotely.

  • For his part, the engineer told me how, through both semesters, no one had allowed him to belong to them.

  • Some campuses are planning to end the semester at Thanksgiving break or shift to online classes for the final weeks to avoid additional travel that could spread the virus.

  • The University of Alabama, which had more than 2,000 student Covid-19 cases three weeks into its semester, announced that it was issuing more than 600 Covid-19-related sanctions to students, including 33 suspensions.

  • Semestral change of the podest and certain other officers, without intervention of the Count.

  • Associated words: half-yearly, semi-annual, bi-annual, semestral.