大学英语：The terms “popular” and “learned”

　　8. The terms “popular” and “learned”， as applied to words， are not absolute definitions.本句中的term意思是“术语、名称”，如：

　　1) I don't know how to put this term into Chinese (我不知道如何把这一术语译成中文)

　　2) Writer is hardly the term to apply to him (“作家”这一名称很难用在他身上)

　　term 还有“期限;任期;学期”的意思，如：

　　1)During his 4-year term of office， he did a lot of things for the common people.(在他四年的任职期间，他为普通百姓做了不少事。)

　　2) He decided to rum for a second term (他决定竞选连任。)

　　3) The autumn term is coming to an end (秋学期快要结束了。)

　　apply to 在句中的意思是“用于”，如：

　　1)This rule applies to upper class students only (这条规则只适用于高年级学生。)

　　2)I don't think what he says applies to you (我想他的话对你不适用)

　　3)They are eager to apply the theory to practice (他们急切地想把这一理论用于实践)

　　apply for 则是“申请”的意思，如：

　　1)How many people have applied for the job?(有多少人申请了这个工作?)

　　2)They applied for permission to use the tennis court (他们申请使用网球场。)