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Finality Death 英 Faɪ'Næləti] 美 Faɪ'Næləti N.定局 I Note

英语单词 finality
英美音标 英 [faɪ'næləti] 美 [faɪ'næləti]
中文释义 n.定局
英语例句 (1) I don't know what the finality is.
(2) There was a note of finality in his voice.
中文例句 (1) 我不知道最终的结局.
(2) 他的话有斩钉截铁的意味。
vocabulary简明 Finality is the absolute, definite end. People often speak of the finality of death — nothing comes after it and nothing that came before it can be changed.
vocabulary扩展 If someone speaks with absolute finality, he is not going to change his mind. The sound of a judge's gavel slamming down gives a sense of finality to his or her judgment. Because of its association with death and closure, finality often carries a somber undertone. It can also be used in conjunction with the end of a sports season. But even the finality of the seventh game of a classic World Series is usually forgotten by the time spring training rolls around.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]终结性;决定性;不可改变性 Finality is the quality of being final and impossible to change. If you say something with finality, you say it in a way that shows that you have made up your mind about something and do not want to discuss it further.
  [oft N of n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • Young children have difficulty grasping the finality of death...

    小孩子很难理解死亡的不可改变性。

  • 'Not this time, Faye,' he replied with finality.

    “这次不行,费伊,”他斩钉截铁地说。

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