【同义词辨析】 2020-07-13 终点end-terminus

end: is the inclusive term, implying the final limit in time or space, in extent of influence, or in range of possibility: the report put an ~ to all speculation.       limit极限限度表示不能越过的点a point beyond which something cannot go


termination: applies to the end of something having predetermined limits or being complete or finished: the ~ of a lease.       predetermined预先设定的,这几个词determine, terminate, term都来自词根TERM表示to limit, bound限定界限,多义词term可以表示学习时间有限定(学期),含义有限定(术语词语),任期有限定(任期)等,来自古罗马有个神叫Terminus,代表boundary stone界碑石,也是本组"终"词


ending: often includes the portion leading to the actual final point: a film marred by a contrived ~. 做作不自然的 如the film has a Hollywood happy ending电影有一个好莱坞式的美满结局  


terminus: applies commonly to a point toward which one moves or progresses: Chicago is the ~ for many air routes.     I fell asleep in the bus and was taken on to the terminus in Miyun我在公共汽车里睡着了,一直坐到了密云终点站


end终点: 泛指最终尽头,如时空影响可能,termination终止: 指有预设期限的事物的终止,ending结局结尾: 包括临近终点(leading to...)部分,terminus终点站: 指铁路公路航空等的终点站


记忆方法: 1)首字母ETET想成后缀ette表示小的<==终点        ""从糸冬声,表示"末了liǎo,完了liǎo",与""相对,原意是"束丝细微的尽头","冬"表示一年四季的尽头。如诗经"靡不有初,鲜克有": 人们做事无不有开头,而很少能坚持到底        后缀ette一般表示,如cigarette香烟是cigar雪茄+ette小,parasolette小阳伞,palette调色板,但有时不表示小,如etiquette礼节serviette 餐巾

         2)终点的意思是最后(不越过)点或线mean the point or line beyond which something does not or cannot go.