period
gb/pˈɪɹiəd/ us/pˈɪɹiəd/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 400
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A2
quantity
1
A specific length of time
A set amount of time with a start and finish.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a period of [time]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'period' with 'point' in time; 'period' is a span, not a single moment.
คำพ้องความหมาย
duration (More formal; focuses on how long something lasts)
คำตรงข้าม
moment (Refers to a very short or brief time)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
short period
|long period
|period of time
|grace period
|trial period
หัวข้อ
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The project must be completed within a six-month period.
- There was a brief period of silence before she spoke.
- This law will be in effect for a trial period of one year.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- We stayed in London for a short period.
- The class is over after a forty-minute period.
- He will be away for a long period.
คำนาม
A1
entity
2
Punctuation mark at sentence end
A dot (.) used to show the end of a sentence.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Some learners use commas instead of periods at the end of sentences.
คำพ้องความหมาย
full stop (British English term for the same punctuation mark)
คำตรงข้าม
comma (Another punctuation mark that separates parts of sentences, not ends them)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
full stop period
|end with a period
|put a period
หัวข้อ
writing
|language
|communication
|education
ตัวอย่าง
- Every sentence should end with a period.
- He forgot to put a period after the abbreviation.
- In American English, we call it a period.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Write your name and end the sentence with a period.
- That is the end. Put a period there.
- Do not forget the period.
คำนาม
B1
event
3
Monthly menstrual bleeding
The monthly bleeding that happens to women and girls.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'period' meaning menstruation with 'period' meaning time span; context is important.
คำพ้องความหมาย
menstruation (More formal or medical term)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
have your period
|get your period
|miss a period
หัวข้อ
health
|daily life
|body
ตัวอย่าง
- She usually gets her period at the start of the month.
- I missed my period and decided to take a pregnancy test.
- During her period, she often feels tired.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- She has her period this week.
- I get my period every month.
- She missed her period last month.
คำนาม
A2
quantity
4
One class session in school
A set time in school for one class or lesson.
คำพ้องความหมาย
lesson (Often used in British English; refers to the teaching session itself)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
first period
|math period
|free period
หัวข้อ
education
|time
ตัวอย่าง
- We have math during the first period today.
- Her favorite class is in the last period.
- I have a free period after lunch.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- We have English in the first period.
- The next period is science.
- I like the art period.
คำนาม
B1
entity
5
Stage in history or development
A time in history or life with special events or features.
คำพ้องความหมาย
era (Often larger or more significant span of history)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
Victorian period
|medieval period
|transitional period
หัวข้อ
history
|time
|education
ตัวอย่าง
- The Victorian period was marked by rapid industrial growth.
- It was a difficult period in his life.
- The Renaissance was an important cultural period.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The Roman period was long ago.
- She had a happy period in her life.
- This was a bad period for the country.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
period
IPA
GB/pˈɪɹiəd/
US/pˈɪɹiəd/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
peri - od (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (peri)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: period
- Plural: periods
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
periods
noun
Core family
periodic
adjective B2
periodically
adverb B2
Related words
periodical
noun C1
วลีและสำนวน
end of story, period
1/ˈɛnd əv stˈɔɹi | pˈɪɹiəd/
fixed phrase
informal
No more discussion allowed
Used to say that nothing more will be said or changed about something.
ตัวอย่าง
- You are not going to that party, end of story, period.
- I’m not lending you any more money—end of story, period.
full stop (period)
1/fˈʊl stˈɑp pˈɪɹiəd/
fixed phrase
Sentence-ending punctuation mark name difference
British people say 'full stop' and Americans say 'period' for the dot at the end of a sentence.
ตัวอย่าง
- In British English, you would say 'full stop' instead of 'period'.
- He ended the sentence with a full stop, or as Americans say, a period.