terminal
/ˈtɜːmɪnl/
n. / adj.
一句话记住
航站楼;终点站;终端;晚期的;致命的
释义与例句
n.
航站楼;终点站;终端
a building or area where passengers begin or end a journey, or a device through which a user communicates with a computer
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Our flight leaves from Terminal Three.
我们的航班从三号航站楼起飞。
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The bus terminal is beside the railway station.
公共汽车总站就在火车站旁边。
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Each workstation is connected to a central computer terminal.
每个工作站都连接到一台中央计算机终端。
adj.
晚期的;致命的
describing an illness that cannot be cured and will eventually cause death
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The hospice cares for patients with terminal cancer.
这家临终关怀机构照顾晚期癌症患者。
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He continued writing after receiving a terminal diagnosis.
被诊断为绝症后,他仍继续写作。
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The charity supports families affected by terminal illness.
这家慈善机构帮助受绝症影响的家庭。
词源与构词
源自拉丁语 terminalis,与终点或边界有关。
记忆钩子
terminal 与“终点”概念相关:交通终端、计算机终端;terminal illness 则指走向生命终点的疾病。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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terminate 终止;结束较正式的动词,表示使某事结束或合同、任职等终止。
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termination 终止;结束名词,常用于合同、妊娠、任职或过程的终止。
同义词
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incurable 无法治愈的terminal 强调疾病最终会导致死亡;incurable 强调目前无法治愈,但患者不一定马上处于生命末期。Researchers are seeking new treatments for the incurable disease. 研究人员正在寻找治疗这种不治之症的新方法。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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terminus 终点站;终点terminal 可指客运站、航站楼、计算机终端或致命疾病;terminus 主要指交通线路的终点站,使用范围较窄。The train reached the terminus shortly before midnight. 列车在午夜前不久抵达终点站。
常见搭配
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airport terminal 机场航站楼The new airport terminal can handle millions of passengers a year. 这座新机场航站楼每年可接待数百万名乘客。
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terminal illness 绝症;晚期疾病The service offers counselling to people with a terminal illness. 这项服务为绝症患者提供心理咨询。