be terms for：有条件；附加条款
term：美 [tɜrm]；英 [tɜː(r)m]
n.条款；说法；价钱；措辞
v.把…称为
复数：terms
过去分词：termed
现在分词：terming
例句：
1.The two families had never been on speaking terms.
这两家从来不通往来。
2.It seems only to be of possible interest in that some computation formulae arededuced in terms of the geodesic and its azimuth.
可能关心的，看来只是某些公式是用大地线及其
方位角来推导的。
3.General Smuts telegraphed to me next day in terms which illustrate so well hisbreadth of vision.
史沫资将军次日打电报给我，言词间充分表现了他的广阔的见识。
4.The "true nature" of light is no longer a meaningful concept in terms ofeveryday experience.
光的“真正的本质”已不是凭我们的日常经验就能理解的概念了。
5.In terms of mechanical properties, the stronger the forces are, the greater is thestrength and rigidity of the mineral crystal.
就力学性质来讲，这个力越强，矿物晶体的强度和刚性就越高。