单词 | final |
释义 | final /fuyn"l/, adj. 1. pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time: the final meeting of the year. 2. ultimate: The final goal is world peace. 3. conclusive or decisive: a final decision. 4. constituting the end or purpose: a final result. 5. pertaining to or expressing the end or purpose: a final clause. 6. Law. a. precluding further controversy on the questions passed upon: The judicial determination of the Supreme Court is final. b. determining all issues presented, so that no further decision upon the merits of the issues is necessary: a final judgment or decree. 7. Phonet. occurring at the end of a word or syllable, as the /t/ sound in bit or bite. n. 8. that which is last; that which forms an end or termination. 9. Often, finals. a. the last and decisive game, match, contest, or round in a series, as in sports. b. the last, usually comprehensive, examination in a course of study. 10. the last edition of a newspaper published on any day. 11. Music. the tonic note of a church mode. [1300-50; 1915-20 for def. 10; ME < L finalis, equiv. to fin(is) end + -alis -AL1] Syn. 1. See last1. 3. definite, irrevocable, irreversible, unalterable. Ant. 1. initial, first. |
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