come to terms with something

Related to word: term

Idiom

Definition

  1. C2

    To gradually accept or come to terms with a difficult or unpleasant situation, often involving loss or significant change.

    逐漸接受(通常指所愛之人的過世)

    • After months of grieving, she was finally starting to come to terms with her husband's passing.

      經過數月的哀悼,她終於開始接受丈夫的去世。

    • He's finding it hard to come to terms with the fact that his athletic career is over.

      他發現很難接受自己的運動生涯已經結束的事實。

    • After the divorce, it took her some time to come to terms with her new life.

      離婚後,她花了一些時間來接受自己的新生活。