terminus

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n. 终点, 界标, 终点站 [法] 界标, 界牌, 界石

发音

UK /ˈtɜːmɪnəs/
US /ˈtər.mə.nəs/
US /ˈtər.mɪ.nəs/

词形变化

termini 复数 termini terminuses terminuses 复数

教材释义与例句

名词

终点；终点站；界标；界石

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The end or final point of something.

    The river reached its terminus at the wide delta near the sea.

  2. 2.

    The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.

    终点站

  3. 3.

    A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.

    废旧

    A bronz statue marked the terminus of the king's dominion.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

term destination terminal depot termination endpoint terminal figure

上位词 5

end station goal statue terminal

下位词 6

air terminal bus station cathode railroad station railway station train station

整体词 2

transportation transit

相关短语

terminus a quo (辩论等的)出发点, 起点 terminus ante quem terminus post quem terminus ad quem (=destination, conclusion) 目标, 结论, 终点 terminus technicus

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥der. Proto-Italic *termenos Latin terminuslbor. English terminus Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”). Doublet of term, Terminus, and termon.

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