
好词典

源自晚期拉丁语 'finalitas',由 'finalis'(最终的)和表示性质的后缀 '-ity' 组成,15世纪进入英语。
❶ 指事情或状态的终结性、不可更改性,强调某事已经确定且无法再改变。常用于形容决定、判决或事件的最终结果。
“The judge's ruling had an air of finality that left no room for appeal.”
(法官的裁决带着一种终结感,让人无法再上诉。)
“She spoke with such finality that we knew the discussion was over.”
(她说话的语气如此决绝,我们知道讨论已经结束了。)
with finality — 表示以确定无疑、不可更改的方式做某事或表达某事。常用于正式决定或结论的场合。
“The manager announced the decision with finality, leaving no doubt about the outcome.”
(经理以不容置疑的语气宣布了决定,结果已毫无悬念。)
sense of finality — 指对某事终结的强烈感受,通常带有情感色彩,可能伴随失落或解脱等情绪。
“As she packed her last box, a sense of finality washed over her.”
(当她打包最后一个箱子时,一种终结感涌上心头。)