an end or final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a book or film 结尾,结局;终结 the ending of the cold war. 冷战的结束。 ■the furthest part or point of something 末梢 a nerve ending. 神经末梢。 ■the final part of a word, constituting a grammatical inflection or formative element 词尾
语源
Old English endung 'termination, completion' (see end, -ing)