Quarterly

['kwɔːtəlɪ] or ['kwɔrtɚli]

解释:

(noun.) a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year).

(adj.) of or relating to or consisting of a quarter; 'quarterly report' .

(adv.) in three month intervals; 'interest is compounded quarterly'.

(adv.) in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon; 'two coats of arms borne quarterly'.

编辑:卡罗尔--From WordNet

解释:

(a.) Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons.

(a.) Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as, quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.

(n.) A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year.

(adv.) By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly.

(adv.) In quarters, or quarterings; as, to bear arms quarterly; in four or more parts; -- said of a shield thus divided by lines drawn through it at right angles.

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