closure
UK/'klәuʒә/US
GREB2
释义
n.
The act of closing something, or the state of being closed.
关闭；停业，封闭。
n.
A sense of emotional resolution that lets one move on from a difficult experience.
（情感上的）释怀，了结。
n.
A device that fastens or seals something shut.
扣件，封口装置。
词根拆分
词根派生clos（关）+ -ure（行为 / 结果）=「关闭的动作或结果」。除了字面的「关闭」，英语把它延伸到情感义：closure 是在心理上把一段经历「翻篇关上」，让你不再纠缠其中。
词根 clud 还连着 24 个词常用搭配
- 1.road closure道路封闭
- 2.factory closure工厂停业
- 3.emotional closure情感释怀
- 4.sense of closure了结感
例句
- 1.
The factory closure put hundreds of people out of work.
工厂停业让数百人失业。
- 2.
She needed closure after the breakup.
分手后她需要一个了结来释怀。
- 3.
Road closures are expected during the marathon.
马拉松期间预计将有道路封闭。