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N Money Fin=End Limits Final Fine A.① Finish

正面 33. fin [L]=
背面 end, limit 末尾,界限
在final,finish,fine 等常用词中,有一个拉丁词根fin,它来自拉丁名词finis,意思相当于
end(末尾)或limit(界限)。


final [fin=end 末尾;-al a.=of……的→“of an end 末尾的”→] a.① last 最后的:the final day of
a year 一年的最后一天② conclusive 最终的:final judgement 终审判决

▽finality [final;-ity n.] n.结尾;定局
finalist [final;-ist n.] n.决赛选手
finalize [final;-ize v.] v.完成;把……定下来;定稿


finish [fin=end 结尾;-ish (-ise) v.=bring to 导致,使→] v. bring to an end;complete 结束;完成:
to finish homework 完成功课

▽finisher [finish;-er n.] n.完工者;决定性的事件
refinish [re-;finish] v.整修(家具等)表面


fine1 [fin=end 结尾→completeness 完成;-e→“being complete or perfect 圆满的,完善的”
→] a.① fair 好的:a fine son 好儿子② excellent 优秀的:fine tradition 优良传统

▽finery [fin(e);-ery n.] n.华丽的服饰

fine2 [fin=end 了结→final settlement 了结办法;-e→“a sum of money paid as a final settlement
of an offence 因了结违法行为付出的钱”→] I n. money penalty 罚金:a five-dallor fine 五元罚
金→Ⅱv. punish by fine 处以罚款:He was fined for offending the traffic laws.他违反交通规则被
罚款。

▽finable [fin(e);-able a.] a.可罚款的;该罚款的


finance [fin(=fine2)=to punish by money penalty 处以罚款→to deal with money affairs 处理金
钱事务;-ance n.=the act or manner 表行为或方式→] n. management of money affairs 理财,
财政:skill in finance 理财手腕

▽financier [financ(e);-ier n.] n.财政家;金融家
financial [financ(e);-ial a.] a.财政的;金融的


finite [fin=limit 界限;-ite a.=having 有……的→] a. having a limit 有限的,限定的:finite decimal
有尽小数

▽finitude [fin;-i-;-tude n.] n.有限;限定;限度
finitary [finit(e);-ary a.] a.有限性的


confine [con-(com-)=together 一起;fin=limit 界限;-e→“a limit together with others, limits in
connection 联在一起的界限”→]Ⅰn. border;boundary 界线;疆界:the confines of China 中
国的疆界→Ⅱv. keep in limits or boundary 限制:She is confined to the house by illness.她因病
无法出门。

▽confinement [confine;-ment n.] n.限制;监禁
confinable [confin(e);-albe a.] a.可限制的


define [de-=down 下;fin=limit 界限;-e→“to set down the limits 定下界限”→] v.① make out
limits of;make clear in outline 划出界限;规定:Your duties have been well defined.你的职责已
经规定得很明确了。② fix the meaning of 给……下定义:Please define the word“end”.请
解释“end”这个词。

▽definition [defin(e);-ition n.] n.界限;定义
definitive [defin(e);-itive a.] a.限定的;确定的
definable [defin(e);-able a.] a.可限定的;可下定义的
definite [defin(e);-ite a.] a.限定的;明确的

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