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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryfi·nal I \ˈfī-nəl\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin finalis, from finis boundary, end DATE 14th century1. a. not to be altered or undone all sales are final b. of or relating to a concluding court action or proceeding final decree2. coming at the end : being the last in a series, process, or progress the final chapter3. of or relating to the ultimate purpose or result of a process our final goalSynonyms: see last• fi·nal·ly \ˈfī-nəl-ē, ˈfīn-lē\ adverb II noun DATE 1609: something that is final: as a. a deciding match, game, heat, or trial — usually used in plural b. the last examination in a course — often used in pluralEnglish Etymologyfinal early 14c., from L. finalis "of or pertaining to an end," from finis"end" (see finish). Finalize is first recorded 1922 in Australian Eng.Finalist "competitor remaining after eliminations" is from 1898. Final solution is from 1947, a translation of Ger.Endlösungihame, name given to Nazi Jewish policy from 1941.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ finalfinal / 5fainl / adjective1. [only before noun] being or happening at the end of a series of events, actions, statements, etc. 最终的；最后的: his final act as party leader 他作为党的领袖所采取的最后行动 The referee blew the final whistle. 裁判吹响了终场的哨声。 The project is in its final stages. 这个项目到了最后阶段。 I'd like to return to the final point you made. 我想再谈谈你所说的最后一点。 2. [only before noun] being the result of a particular process (指结果)最终的,最后的: the final product 成品 No six could have predicted the final outcome. 谁也没有预想到最终结果会是这样。 3. that cannot be argued with or changed 决定性的；不可改变的；最终的: The judge's decision is final. 法官的判决是最终判决。 Who has the final say around here? 这里谁有最后决定权？ I'll give you $500 for it, and that's my final offer ! 我出价 500 元,不再加价！ I'm not coming, and that's final ! (= I will not change my mind) 我不来,就这么定了！ IDIOMS ⇨ see analysis , straw , word n. noun1. [C] the last of a series of games or competitions in which the winner is decided 决赛: She reached the final of the 100m hurdles. 她取得了 100 米跨栏的决赛权。 the 2006 World Cup Finals (= the last few games in the competition) 2006 年世界杯决赛阶段 The winner of each contest goes through to the grand final. 每场比赛的胜者进入最后的决赛。 ⇨ see also quarter-final , semi-final 2. finals [pl.] (BrE) the last exams taken by university students at the end of their final year 大学毕业考试: to sit / take your finals 参加大学毕业考试 3. [C] (NAmE) an exam taken by school, university or college students at the end of a semester or quarter , usually in a topic that they will not study again 期终结业考试；期终考试Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishfinal noun 1 last game/match in a competition ADJ. grand He got through to the grand final of the competition. | area, national, regional, world | men's, women's | championship, cup VERB + FINAL hold, stage | be/get through to, go through to, make it to, qualify for, reach If we play well, we hope to make it to the final. | compete in, meet sb in, play in Scotland met Wales in the final at Twickenham. FINAL + VERB be played, take place PREP. in the ~ Who is in the men's final? 2 finals: final exams at university VERB + FINAL do, sit, take | fail, passMerriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: adjective Synonyms: LAST, closing, concluding, eventual, hindmost, lag, latest, latter, terminal, ultimate Related Words: crowning, ending, finishing; conclusive, decisive, definitive, determinative; irrefutable, unanswerable, unappealable Contrasted Words: earliest, maiden, original, primary; beginning, incipient, introductory; inaugural Antonyms: initialWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedfi·nalI. \ˈfīnəl\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English, from Middle French final, finel, from Latin finalis, from finis boundary, limit, end + -alis -al; perhaps akin to Latin figere to pierce, fasten — more at dike1. a. (1) : not to be altered or undone : conclusive, decisive < a genuinely popular ballad can have no fixed and final form, no sole authentic version — F.J.Child > < all sales are final > < the industry was heading toward its final decline — R.H.Brown > < in all free states the Constitution is final — John Adams > (2) : constituting the ultimate in degree, achievement, or utilization : approaching perfection : perfect : not to be done again : definitive < a concept of art as disinterested, digested, measured, disciplined, and final — S.E.Hyman > < line, color, and tonal relations coalesce with final surety — Bernard Smith > < they have succumbed to the final sin, despair — The Reporter> < a meticulously detailed, authentic, and one would imagine finalbiography — Evelyn Eaton > b. (1) : ending a court action or proceeding leaving nothing further to be determined by the court or to be done except the administrative execution of the court's finding but not precluding an appeal — used of a court order, decision, judgment, decree, or sentence; compare interlocutory (2) : being a court finding that is conclusive as to jurisdiction and precluding the right to appeal to or continue the case in any other court upon the merits < in some minor matters the decisions of the lower courts are usually made final > — often used in the phrase final and conclusive (3) : being a judgment or decree of the Supreme Court of the United States given under the provisions of the statutes giving it jurisdiction over appeals and writs of error that eliminates the litigation between the parties on the merits and leaves nothing for the inferior court to do in case of an affirmance except to execute the judgment or decree (4) of a court hearing : being the last at which evidence may be presented or the last at which argument may be made2. a. : relating to or occurring at the end or conclusion : last, terminating < final illness > < the final day of a school term > < one final comment is necessary > < in the final analysis, this is a second-rate work > b. (1) : last in a series of economic increments — compare marginal (2) : not to be processed further but consumed or utilized as is :ultimate — used of a commodity c. : of that form regularly employed only at the end of a word — used of a letter in any of a number of alphabets (as the Hebrew and Arabic) that has two or more positional forms < writing a final letter in medial position >3. a. : relating to an end or object to be gained : related to the purpose or ultimate end in view b. : expressive of purpose — used of a subordinate clause, sometimes also of a conjunction (that, in order that, lest) introducing itSynonyms: see lastII. noun(-s): something that is final: as a. : a deciding match, game, heat, or trial — usually used in plural < qualified to play in the finals > b. : the last examination in a course — usually used in the plural with the < busily preparing for the finals > also : the last examination or set of examinations taken by a candidate for an advanced degree < after his thesis was accepted, he'd come down … and take his final — G.R.Stewart > c. [Medieval Latin finalis, from Latin, adjective] : the keynote of an ecclesiastical mode < the final is d in Dorian mode > d. : the final sound or letter of a syllable, morpheme, or word e. : a form of an alphabetical letter (as in the Hebrew and Arabic alphabets) that regularly is used only at the end of a word f. : final editionIII. noun: the last stage of an aircraft's descent toward a landing place

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