interim

interim
[ˈɪnt(ə)rɪm]
noun
  1. the intervening time
    间歇,期间,过渡时期
    in the interim I'll just keep my fingers crossed.
    在此期间我将只能祈求好运。
    ■(一般作 Interims)(chiefly Brit.)an interim dividend, profit, result, etc
    (主英)中期股利;中期利润;阶段性成果
adjective
  1. in or for the intervening period; provisional or temporary
    期间的,过渡时期的;阶段性的,暂时的,暂定的
    an interim arrangement.
    临时安排。
    ■(chiefly Brit.)relating to less than a full year's business activity
    (主英)(指不足一年的商业活动期)中期的
    an interim dividend.
    中期红利。
    interim profit.
    中期利润。
adverb
  1. (archaic)meanwhile
    (古)同时
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (denoting a temporary or provisional arrangement, originally for the adjustment of religious differences between the German Protestants and the Roman Catholic Church): from Latin, meanwhile'
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