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Terminate V.终止,结束 End Recorded Tə:Mineit 英 Bring End;Close

单词 terminate
音标 ['tə:mineit]
解释 v.终止,结束
红宝书 【英】 v.终止,结束 (to bring to an end;close)
字源 terminate (v.)
early 15c., "bring to an end," from Latin terminatus, past participle of terminare "to limit, set bounds, end" (see terminus). Intransitive sense of "to come to an end" is recorded from 1640s; meaning "dismiss from a job" is recorded from 1973; that of "to assassinate" is from 1975. Related: Terminated; terminating.
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趣味全助记 【记】term 学期,期限 + ate 动词,学期结束;好莱坞电影terminator 终结者 是经典动作电影

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