terminus

terminus
(pl. termini 或 terminuses)

(chiefly Brit.)the end of a railway or other transport route, or a station at such a point; a terminal
(主英)（铁路等运输线路的）终点（站）；终端
■an oil or gas terminal
（石油，天然气）集散站；存储码头（终端）
a final point in space or time; an end or extremity
终点；末端；尽头
the exhibition's terminus is 1962.
展览于1962年结束。
■(Biochemistry)the end of a polypeptide or polynucleotide chain or similar long molecule
(生化)末端，尾端
(Architecture)a figure of a human bust or an animal ending in a square pillar from which it appears to spring, originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
(建筑)界标；端饰，胸像柱

语源

mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'final point in space or time'): from Latin, end, limit, boundary'

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