final
UK/'fainl/US
NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFLA2
Definitions
adj.
Coming at the end; last in a series.
最后的；最终的。
adj.
Allowing no further change; conclusive.
不可更改的；决定性的。
n.
The last and deciding game or match in a competition.
决赛。
n.
An exam at the end of a course (usually plural).
期末考试（常用复数）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedfin (end) + -al (relating to) = 'relating to the end.' The adjective sense is direct: the final chapter is the one at the fīnis. The 'conclusive' sense extends this — once you reach the end, there is nothing after, so a final decision cannot be reversed. The noun senses (the final, finals) name the events that decide the end: the last match, the last exams.
Root fin still carries 30 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.final decision最终决定
- 2.final result最终结果
- 3.final exam期末考试
- 4.final stage最后阶段
- 5.the grand final总决赛
Example Sentences
- 1.
This is my final offer; take it or leave it.
- 2.
They lost in the final by a single point.
- 3.
I have three finals next week.
- 4.
The judge's decision is final.