截至

• 拼音: jié zhì
• 汉字拆解: 截 = 土 + 隹 + 戈, to cut off; 至 = pictograph of arrow hitting ground, to arrive

含义

As of; up to; until. Used to indicate a point in time up to which something is measured or counted.

A formal expression commonly used in news reports, statistics, and official statements to specify when data was collected. Always followed by a time expression. 截至目前 (as of now) and 截至今日 (as of today) are standard phrases. Different from 截止, which indicates a deadline.

例句

1. 截至发稿时，这条微博已经有超过十万条评论。
2. 截至上个季度末，公司营收同比增长了百分之二十。
3. 截至目前，已有三十多个国家和地区参与了这项合作。

用法指南

语境: news, statistics, reports

语气: objective

正确说法

• 截至目前，情况依然不明朗。(As of now, the situation remains unclear.)
• 截至年底，我们完成了全部目标。(By the end of the year, we completed all our goals.)

错误说法

• 混淆截至和截止，如'截至日期是明天' (截至 is 'as of,' not 'deadline' — use 截止日期 for deadlines)

起源与历史

Compound of 截 (to cut off) + 至 (to arrive at, until). Literally 'cut off at the point of arrival' — marks a measurement point.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal