finite

Definitions

fin (end, limit) + -ite (adj.) = 'having a limit.' Finite resources run out because they have a boundary stone — a fixed end you eventually reach. The grammar sense is the same idea: a finite verb is 'limited' by tense and person (he walks), unlike the unbounded infinitive (to walk).

Common Collocations

• 1.finite resources有限的资源
• 2.finite number有限的数量
• 3.finite time有限的时间
• 4.finite set有限集合

Example Sentences

• 1.

  We must use our finite natural resources wisely.

• 2.

  There is only a finite number of solutions.

• 3.

  In grammar, 'goes' is a finite verb form.

Easily Confused

finite vs limited — both mean 'bounded,' but finite stresses that a clear end exists at all (finite resources, a finite universe), often in math/science; limited stresses that the amount is small or restricted (limited seats, limited time). Has any end → finite; not much of it → limited.