final

• adj. 最终的；决定性的；不可更改的
• n. 决赛；期末考试；当日报纸的末版

来自拉丁语finis, 终结，边界，词源同finish.

1. the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament

2. an examination administered at the end of an academic term

final

final: [14] Of all the English descendants of Latin finis ‘final moment, end’ or ‘limit’ (see FINANCE, FINE, and FINISH), final, which comes via Old French final from Latin finālis ‘last’, preserves most closely the meaning of its source. But although by classical times finis denoted a temporal conclusion, its original use was for a physical boundary, and it appears to be related to figere ‘fix’ (source of English fix) – as if its underlying meaning were ‘fixed mark’.
=> finance, fine, finish

final (adj.)

early 14c., from Old French final "final, last," and directly from Late Latin finalis "of or pertaining to an end, concluding, final," from finis "end" (see finish (v.)). As a noun, late 14c., "that which comes last;" meaning "final contest" in a sporting sense is from 1880. As a shortening of final examination, from 1880.

final, last, ultimate

这些形容词均有"最终的，最后的"之意。

final： 指到达终点，多含果断、明确或最后终结的强烈意味。

last： 指一系列事物的最后一个，可表示次序、顺序或时间。

ultimate： 较正式用词，强调已到了极限。

She is never sure what the final design will look like until the end.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

When good students turn in an essay, they dream of their instructor returning it to them in exactly the same condition, save for a single word added in the margin of the final page: Flawless.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Canada got the least sleep of the year the night it beat Sweden in the Olympic hockey ( ' , 冰球 ) final.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Modern airplanes have two black boxes: a voice recorder, which tracks pilots' conversations,and a flight-data recorder, which monitors fuel levels, engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircraft's final moments.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

Better yet, how about what one Hunter College professor reportedly did recently for her final exam. She encouraged the class not to stress or even study, promising that, "It is going to be a piece of cake."

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

Canada got the least sleep of the year the night it beat Sweden in the Olympic hockey (冰球) final.

2015年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

The protection and improvement of the human environment is a major issue which affects the well-being of peoples and economic development throughout the world, read the final declaration from this gathering, the first of a sequence which would lead to the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992 and the World Development Summit in Johannesburg three years ago.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

The final legislation should.

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The final legislation might throw a public plan into the competition, but thanks to the fierce opposition of the insurance industry and Republican critics, it might not save much money.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

There is no final agreement on where it will come from.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

in different parts of the countrybefore a final choices made prior to a national campaign.

出自-2015年12月听力原文

You might expect that the student who had undertaken the most exhausted search would be the most satisfied with their final decision, but it turns out that's not true.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

Our basketball team is playing in the finals but I don't have a ticket.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

"The protection and improvement of the human environment is a major issue which affects the well-being of peoples and economic development throughout the world," read the final declaration from this gathering, the first of a sequence which would lead to t

2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

And they didn't even report the actual test scores in the final paper.

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

Once the final charts and tables are ready, I have to check them and organize a presentation.

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

Our final study is from 1980, but it's still relevant today.

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

Scientists can use a DOI to publish each step of the research life cycle, not just the final paper.

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Book reports weren't written until the final threat.

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

I was one of the final runners to finish.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

March 9: submit a final draft of your essay.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Our final day, Friday, sees us visit central Paris and tour the main sights.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Researchers have found the final answers to the problem.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

The final thing I like about large cities is that you can meet different kinds of people.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

Then came the final awards ceremony at the end of the year.

2016年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文

We made our final offer, which still was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer's bid.

2015年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文

When the time came to make the final decision for a course, I decided to apply for the one that reflected my interest.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 单项选择 原文

In a final experiment, participants who were encouraged to predict how they would feel after viewing an unpleasant picture were less likely to choose to see such an image.

2018年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

The project is in its final stages.

这个项目到了最后阶段。

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I'd like to return to the final point you made.

我想再谈谈你所说的最后一点。

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the final product

成品

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No one could have predicted the final outcome.

谁也没有预想到最终结果会是这样。

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The judge's decision is final .

法官的判决是最终判决。

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Who has the final say around here?

这里谁有最后决定权？

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I'll give you $500 for it, and that's my final offer !

我出价500元，不再加价！

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I'm not coming, and that's final ! (= I will not change my mind)

我不来，就这么定了！

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She reached the final of the 100m hurdles.

她取得了100米跨栏的决赛权。

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the 2006 World Cup Finals (= the last few games in the competition)

2006 年世界杯决赛阶段

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The winner of each contest goes through to the grand final .

每场比赛的胜者进入最后的决赛。

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to sit/take your finals

参加大学毕业考试

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The referee blew the final whistle.

裁判吹响了终场的哨声。

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his final act as party leader

他作为党的领袖所采取的最后行动

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Anna sat her finals in the summer.

安娜在夏天参加了课程终结考试。

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Poland know they have a chance of qualifying for the World Cup Finals.

波兰队知道他们有机会获得参加世界杯决赛的资格。

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...the Scottish Cup Final...

苏格兰杯的决赛

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Pakistan's Jansher Khan has won the men's final at the Singapore Open.

巴基斯坦的詹谢尔汗取得了新加坡公开赛男子决赛的胜利。

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The White House has the final say...

白宫掌握着最后决定权。

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You must have been on stage until the final curtain...

你肯定在台上一直呆到了演出结束。

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The countdown to the Notting Hill Carnival is in its final hours.

诺丁山狂欢节已经进入了最后几个小时的倒计时。

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Only a few go through the final humiliation of meeting the bailiff at the door.

很少有人经受执达官上门的奇耻大辱。

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The judges' decision is final...

法官的判决不可更改。

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Astronauts will make a final attempt today to rescue a communications satellite from its useless orbit...

今天宇航员将会做最后一次尝试,力图把一颗通信卫星从无效的轨道上抢救下来。

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This is the fifth and probably final day of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee...

今天是在参议院司法委员会作证的第5天，很可能也是最后一天。

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