a period of three months, especially as a division of the duration of pregnancy (整个怀孕期的)三个月分段期;历时三个月的一段时间 ■(US)each of the three terms in an academic year (美)(一学年三学期制中的)一学期
派生 trimestral adjective trimestrial adjective 语源
early 19th cent.: from French trimestre, from Latin trimestris, from tri- 'three' + mensis 'month'