termination

termination
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action of bringing something or coming to an end
    结束,终止
    the termination of a contract.
    合约的终止。
    ■[count noun](chiefly N. Amer.)an act of dismissing someone from employment
    (主北美)解雇
    ■[count noun]an induced abortion
    终止妊娠,人工流产
    ■[count noun](chiefly N. Amer.)an assassination, especially of an intelligence agent
    (主北美)暗杀(尤指特工)
  2. an ending or final point of something, in particular
    结果;终点,尤指
    ■a word's final syllable or letters or letter, especially when constituting an element in inflection or derivation
    词尾(尤指屈折变化或派生词的词尾)
    ■[with adj.](archaic)an ending or result of a specified kind
    (古)结局
    a good result and a happy termination.
    一个良好的结果和一个幸福的结局。
派生
terminational
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'determination, decision'): from Old French, or from Latin terminatio(n-), from terminare 'to limit, end'
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