資料來源 : pyDict
最終的,決定性的期終考試,最後一次考試,決賽
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Final \Fi"nal\, a. [F., fr. L. finalis, fr. finis boundary,
limit, end. See {Finish}.]
1. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating;
ultimate; as, the final day of a school term.
Yet despair not of his final pardon. --Milton.
2. Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of
Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue.
3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the
purpose or ultimate end in view.
{Final cause}. See under {Cause}.
Syn: {Final}, {Conclusive}, {Ultimate}.
Usage: Final is now appropriated to that which brings with it
an end; as, a final adjustment; the final judgment,
etc. Conclusive implies the closing of all discussion,
negotiation, etc.; as, a conclusive argument or fact;
a conclusive arrangement. In using ultimate, we have
always reference to something earlier or proceeding;
as when we say, a temporary reverse may lead to an
ultimate triumph. The statements which a man finally
makes at the close of a negotiation are usually
conclusive as to his ultimate intentions and designs.
資料來源 : WordNet®
final
adj 1: occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his
concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final
chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal
leave" [syn: {concluding}, {last}, {terminal}]
2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer";
"a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: {last}, {net}]
3: not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is
final"; "the arbiter will have the last say" [syn: {last}]
final
n 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
[syn: {final examination}, {final exam}]