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be terminally + adj
terminally 多用来修饰形容词，尤其常见于 terminally ill（患不治之症的）这一搭配。
He is terminally ill.
他已病入膏肓。
在末端；在末尾
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
在末端；在末尾
at the end
He is terminally ill.
他已病入膏肓。
以末期方式；在末期
In a terminal manner.
导致死亡；直至死亡
Leading to death; lasting until death.
到达目标
To the target.
位于末端
Located at the end.
The total is printed terminally on the receipt, after all the items.
总额印在小票的末尾，列在所有商品之后。
The bathroom door is positioned terminally in the hallway, right after the bedroom.
浴室门位于走廊尽头，就在卧室之后。
The suffix '-ed' is added terminally to form the past tense of regular verbs.
后缀 -ed 加在词尾，构成规则动词的过去式。
terminally 多用来修饰形容词，尤其常见于 terminally ill（患不治之症的）这一搭配。
He is terminally ill.
他已病入膏肓。
Not this
The patient is terminal ill.
Use this
The patient is terminally ill.
terminal 是形容词，不能修饰形容词 ill；修饰形容词要用副词 terminally，构成固定搭配 terminally ill（病入膏肓的）。
Not this
The doctor explained the terminally stage to the family.
Use this
The doctor explained the terminal stage to the family.
terminally 是副词，不能修饰名词 stage；表示“晚期的”时应用形容词 terminal，作定语修饰名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
患绝症的；病入膏肓的
The hospital has a special ward for terminally ill patients.
这家医院有一个专门收治绝症病人的病房。
终末分化的
Neurons are terminally differentiated cells that cannot divide.
神经元是终末分化的细胞，不能分裂。
位于末端的
The plug is terminally located on the underside of the device.
插头位于设备底部的末端。
连接在末端的
The leaf is terminally attached to the end of the branch.
叶子连接在枝条的末端。
患绝症的，病情危重的
The charity provides support for terminally ill patients and their families.
该慈善机构为临终患者及其家人提供支持。
沉迷网络的，过度依赖互联网的（指长期在线脱离现实）
He spent so much time on social media that he became terminally online.
他花太多时间在社交媒体上，变得过度沉迷网络。
Use terminally naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 terminal（终点站/末端）想成旅程的终点，加上 -ly 就是“在末端”；像列车停在 terminal，一切发生在最后。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、学术或说明性文本 该词表示“在末端、在末尾”时通常用于较正式或书面性语境，多用于描述位置或时间顺序；日常口语中更常说 at the end。
这些词都以 -ally 结尾，但读音不完全相同。terminally 的重音在第一个音节，词尾读作 /nəli/；finally、originally 和 eternally 也以 /nəli/ 结尾，词尾读音相近，但它们重读元音不同，所以不构成严格押韵。normally 和 mentally 只是拼写相似，词尾分别为 /məli/ 和 /təli/；actually 读作 /ˈæktʃuəli/，词尾 /uəli/ 与 -nally 差别最大。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.