[ADJ 形容词]有限的;有尽的 Something that is finite has a definite fixed size or extent.
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...a finite set of elements...
有限元素集
Only a finite number of situations can arise...
只有有限的几种情况可能会发生。
The fossil fuels (coal and oil) are finite resources.
化石燃料(如煤和石油)属于有限资源。
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[ADJ 形容词](从句)限定的,定式的 A finite clause is a clause based on a verb group which indicates tense, such as 'went', 'is waiting', or 'will be found', rather than on an infinitive or a participle.
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fi·niteAWL/ˈfaɪnaɪt; NAmEˈfaɪnaɪt/adjective1having a definite limit or fixed size 有限的;有限制的◆a finite number of possibilities为数有限的可能◆The world's resources are finite.世界的资源是有限的。OPP
infinite
2( grammar 语法) a finiteverb form or clause shows a particular tense, personand number限定的◆‘Am’, ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘was’ and ‘were’ are the finite forms of ‘be’; ‘being’, and ‘been’ are the non-finite forms.*am、is、are、was 和 were 是 be 的限定形式,being 和 been 是非限定形式。 OPP
non-finite
fi·nite/ˈfaɪnaɪt; NAmEˈfaɪnaɪt/
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finitefi‧nite /ˈfaɪnaɪt/ ●○○AWL adjective
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1having an end or a limitOPP infinite: the Earth’s finite resources2technical a finite verb form shows a particular time. ‘Am’, ‘was’, and ‘are’ are examples of finite verb forms, but ‘being’ and ‘been’ are notOPP non-finite
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