early 15c., "bring to an end," from Latin terminatus, past participle of terminare "to limit, set bounds, end" (see terminus). Intransitive sense of "to come to an end" is recorded from 1640s; meaning "dismiss from a job" is recorded from 1973; that of "to assassinate" is from 1975. Related: Terminated; terminating.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. After a lot of agonizing she decided to terminate the pregnancy.
經(jīng)歷一番痛苦掙扎后，她決定終止妊娠。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. This train will terminate at Taunton.
這列火車(chē)的終點(diǎn)站是湯頓。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. You have no right to terminate the contract.
你無(wú)權(quán)終止合同.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. Many adverbs terminate in - ly.
許多副詞以“l(fā)y” 結(jié)尾.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
5. Every summer a number of boys terminate their youthful career in a watery grave.