finality

英 [faɪˈnæləti]

美 [faɪˈnæləti]

n.  终结; 定局; 不可改变性

复数：finalities　

法律

BNC.20177 / COCA.15811

牛津词典

noun

• 终结；定局；不可改变性
  the quality of being final and impossible to change
  1. the finality of death
     死亡的不可改变性
  2. There was a note of finality in his voice.
     他的话有斩钉截铁的意味。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 终结性;决定性;不可改变性
  Finalityis the quality of being final and impossible to change. If you say something withfinality, you say it in a way that shows that you have made up your mind about something and do not want to discuss it further.
  1. Young children have difficulty grasping the finality of death...
     小孩子很难理解死亡的不可改变性。
  2. 'Not this time, Faye,' he replied with finality.
     “这次不行，费伊，”他斩钉截铁地说。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being final or definitely settled
  1. the finality of death
  Synonym:conclusivenessdecisiveness

双语例句

• This landmark case dispels the absolute finality of this dreaded disease.
  这个划时代的病例终于改观了这可怕疾病的绝对结局。
• Against all this impassioned talk we have to stress the hard fact that the natural sciences have no intellectual tool to deal with ideas and with finality.
  针对所有这些狂热的说法，我们必须强调这个确定的事实：自然科学没有处理观念与最后原因的知识工具。
• To question the finality of the principle of entropy is not to dispute the second law of thermodynamics.
  对熵原理所导致的结局提出质疑，并不意味着争辩第二热力学定律的真实性。
• My finality will may be perfect.
  我的终结将会是完美的。
• The flower's form as we see it represents its "finality", and this finality provides the basis for the judgment of its beauty.
  我们看到的花儿的形式就代表它的“终结”。这种终结提供了其接受审美判断的基础。
• "No!" he said with finality.
  “不！”他斩钉截铁地说。
• Ideally, finality of payment and settlement should be achieved as soon as possible after the transaction has been agreed.
  最理想的，当然是在商定交易后，尽快完成支付和交收的程序。
• He does not have a contract for next season, and he spoke with a sense of finality.
  而他以坚定的口气表示，他的下个球季并没有任何合约在身上。
• The uncertainty of the road ahead surely trumped the harsh finality of the present.
  客途上的不确定性胜过于目前严厉的处境。
• To this end, the Ma will issue a certificate of finality to those designated systems meeting the safety and efficiency requirements specified in the ordinance.
  为此，专员会向符合条例指明的安全及效率要求的指定系统发出终局性证明书。