final

英 ['fa?n(?)l] 美['fa?nl]

反義詞

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復數(shù):?finals;

final 最后的

來自拉丁語finis, 終結，邊界，詞源同finish.

final: final: [14] Of all the English descendants of Latin finis ‘final moment, end’ or ‘limit’ (see FINANCE, FINE, and FINISH), final, which comes via Old French final from Latin finālis ‘last’, preserves most closely the meaning of its source. But although by classical times finis denoted a temporal conclusion, its original use was for a physical boundary, and it appears to be related to figere ‘fix’ (source of English fix) – as if its underlying meaning were ‘fixed mark’.
=> finance, fine, finish
final (adj.): early 14c., from Old French final "final, last," and directly from Late Latin finalis "of or pertaining to an end, concluding, final," from finis "end" (see finish (v.)). As a noun, late 14c., "that which comes last;" meaning "final contest" in a sporting sense is from 1880. As a shortening of final examination, from 1880.

1. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.--Winston Churchill: 成功不是終點，失敗也并非末日，最重要的是繼續(xù)前進的勇氣。

3. The final word will still come from the Secretary of State.: 最后仍然要由國務卿來定奪。

4. Kenya's Robert Kibe was the fastest qualifier for the 800 metres final.: 肯尼亞的羅伯特·基布是800米決賽入圍者中速度最快的選手.

5. The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16.: 雙方將在12月16日再次交鋒以爭奪進入四分之一決賽的席位。