Word · Frequency #15322
terminally
在末端；在末尾
at the end
- 1.
In a terminal manner.
以末期方式；在末期
- 2.
Leading to death; lasting until death.
导致死亡；直至死亡
- 3.
To the target.
到达目标
- 4.
Located at the end.
位于末端
以末期方式；在末期；导致死亡；直至死亡；到达目标；位于末端；在末端
In use
The total is printed terminally on the receipt, after all the items.
The bathroom door is positioned terminally in the hallway, right after the bedroom.
The suffix '-ed' is added terminally to form the past tense of regular verbs.
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。
Common mistakes
The patient is terminal ill.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）。
The doctor explained the terminally stage to the family.The doctor explained the terminal stage to the family.
Connections
Collocations
- terminally ill
- 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。
- terminally differentiated
- 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。
- terminally located
- 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。
- terminally attached
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- terminally ill
- 患绝症的，病情危重的The charity provides support for terminally ill patients and their families.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.