1540s, "a goal, a guiding object," from Middle French finalité, from Late Latin finalitatem (nominative finalitas) "state of being final," from Latin finalis "last, of or pertaining to an end" (see final). From 1833 as "quality or state of being final."
雙語例句
1. Young children have difficulty grasping the finality of death.
小孩子很難理解死亡的不可改變性。
來自柯林斯例句
2. "Not this time, Faye," he replied with finality.
“這次不行，費伊，”他斬釘截鐵地說。
來自柯林斯例句
3. the finality of death
死亡的不可改變性
來自《權威詞典》
4. He spoke with curt finality.
他說得斬釘截鐵.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
5. This landmark case dispels the absolute finality of this dreaded disease.