duration
翻译
持续时间, 期间
例句
The duration of the film is two hours.
这部电影的时长是两个小时。
He was employed for the duration of the project.
他在项目期间受雇。
语法模式
the ((duration)) of sth. ……的持续时间 The duration of the film is two hours.
for the ((duration)) of sth. 在……的整个期间 He was employed for the duration of the project.
近义词
同义词: length, period, span, term
词源
源自拉丁语 'durare'(持续)。它指持续的行为或状态。
记忆技巧
如果某物是“durable”(耐用的),那么它会持续很长的“duration”(时间)。