Word · Frequency #20177
finality
终结性;定局;不可更改性
核心释义
The state of being final and unchangeable; the condition in which no further changes occur.
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终结状态;不再发生变化的状态。
The state of being final; the condition from which no further changes occur.
终结状态;不再发生变化的状态。;终结;定局;终结性言行;[法] 终结;决定性
用法In use
The finality of the decision meant that we could not change anything.
用法提示:finality 为名词,意为‘终结状态、不可更改’,此处与 of 连用,强调决定已无法改变。
She packed her bags with a sense of finality, knowing she was leaving home for good.
用法提示:finality 是名词,用 a sense of finality 表达‘一种结束、不再回头的感觉’。
He spoke with finality, so no one dared to argue.
用法提示:with finality 是固定搭配,finality 作名词,表示‘不容置疑、已成定局’的语气。
the finality of [noun]
finality 通常作不可数名词,用 the finality of sth 表示某事的终结状态或不可更改性。
The finality of death is hard to accept.
死亡的终结性令人难以接受。
speak with finality
with finality 修饰说话方式,表示语气决断、不容再议。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sense of finality
- 终结感;尘埃落定的感觉
- The slammed door gave a sense of finality to their argument.摔上的门给他们的争吵画上了句号。
- air of finality
- 不容更改的语气;已成定局的气氛
- There was an air of finality in her goodbye.她的告别带着一种不容更改的意味。
- with finality
- 肯定地;不容置疑地
- He declared with finality that the decision was made.他斩钉截铁地宣布决定已经作出。
- finality of death
- 死亡的不可逆转性
- The finality of death can be hard to accept.死亡的不可更改性令人难以接受。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆:final(最终)+ ity,像终场哨已吹响,结果成为定局,不再有变数。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:法律与合同文本、哲学或正式讨论 该词属正式用语,通常见于法律、哲学或书面论述中,口语里比较少见。常搭配 in/with finality 表示“最终地、确定地”。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 -ality 结尾,重读元音为 /æ/,后接 /ləti/,所以它们都与 finality 押韵。注意 equality (/iˈkwɒləti/) 和 quality (/ˈkwɒləti/) 拼写相似,但重读元音不同,不押韵。
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