“同期”在英语中常见的表达有 “the same period”、“corresponding period” 或 “over the same period” 等,具体使用哪个表达取决于上下文语境:
the same period:强调与之前或另一个特定时间段完全相同的时间范围。例如:
Sales this quarter were lower than the same period last year.(本季度的销售额低于去年同期。)
corresponding period:侧重于表示与之前某个时间段相对应的时期,在商业、经济等领域常用。例如:
The profit margin in the second quarter was higher than that in the corresponding period of the previous year.(第二季度的利润率高于前一年同期。)
over the same period:常用于描述在相同时间段内发生的变化或比较,更侧重于整个时间段的情况。例如:
The unemployment rate has decreased by 2% over the same period last year.(与去年同期相比,失业率下降了2%。)