terminus

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɜːmɪnəs/    美 /ˈtər.mə.nəs/|/ˈtər.mɪ.nəs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The end or final point of something.
    — The river reached its terminus at the wide delta near the sea.
  2. The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
    — My brother supposes they must have filled outside London, for at that time the furious terror of the people had rendered the central termini impossible.
  3. A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary. obsolete
    — A bronz statue marked the terminus of the king's dominion.

词形变化

termini plural terminuses plural

词汇关系

反义词
origin
衍生词
carboxy-terminus C-terminus N-terminus
相关词
non-terminus terminal terminate termination terminus ad quem terminus ante quem terminus a quo terminus post quem terminus technicus

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-?
Proto-Indo-European *ter-?
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥
Proto-Italic *termn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *term(e)nos
Latin terminuslbor.
English terminus
Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”). Doublet of term, Terminus, and termon.
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