pro tem

英[ˌprəʊ'tem] 美[ˌproʊ'tem]
  • adv.暂时地;目前地
  • pro n.能手;行家;正面adj.专业的;赞成的adv.正面地prep.赞成
  • TEM abbr.横向电磁场(=transverseelectricandmagneticfield)abbr.透射电子显微镜(=transmissionelectronmicroscope)
Adjective:
  1. for the time being;

    "he is the president pro tem"
    "designated him to act as consul protempore"

Adverb:
  1. for the time being; temporarily;

    "accepting pro tem that hypothesis consistent with the facts"

    1. This arrangement will have to do pro tem.
      暂时只好这样安排。