[译] 对战败国来说，糖和条件通常都是苛刻的。
[误] The term of the peace was usually hard for the defeated nation.

[正] The terms of the peace were usually hard for the defeated nation.
[注] term 作“条件”（conditions）或“人际关系”（personal relations）解时，须用复数形式。又如：One should be on good terms with one’s neighbours. 人们应与邻居和睦相处。