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单词 finality
释义 fi·nal·i·ty
\fīˈnaləd.ē, fə̇ˈ-, -lətē, -i\ noun
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1.
 a. : the character or condition of being final, finished, conclusive, irrevocable, or complete : conclusion
  < there is a finality to a diplomatic defeat that cannot be overcome — New Republic >
  < has not been able to bring to finality many of the interesting ideas … generated by his fertile mind — W.E.L.Clark >
  < there appears to be a disposition not to accept the finality of the revolution in China — Aneurin Bevan >
 b. : the quality, manner, or air of being final or decisive
  < walked across the court with a kind of finality in his stride — R.P.Warren >
  < spoke with curt finality >
  < certitude and finality mark their assertions — Paul Radin >
2. : the condition of being so perfect or finished as to be incapable of improvement : the condition of being the ultimate authority or the last word : perfection, inevitability
 < in the work of the great classical writers a finality of effect which places certain of their scenes beyond the reach of change — Virginia Woolf >
 < we cannot claim finality of judgment — Herbert Reade >
 < the authentic finality of his autobiography — W.T.Scott >
3. : the categorial or causal relation of end or purpose to its means : teleology 1
4. : something that is final : a final, ultimate, or fundamental fact, action, detail, condition, or belief
 < a code of finalities is a necessary condition of profitable talk between two persons — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
5. : closure I 11
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