单词 | termination |
释义 | termination/təːmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n /noun 1 [mass noun] The action of terminating something or the fact of being terminated: the termination of a contract...
Synonyms ending, end, closing, close, conclusion, finish, stop, stopping, stoppage, winding up, discontinuance, discontinuation, breaking off, cessation, cutting short; cancellation, dissolution; Law cesser, lapse informal wind-up 1.1 [count noun] An induced abortion: they would not want a termination even if the baby was disabled...
Synonyms abortion rare feticide 1.2 [count noun] chiefly North American An act of dismissing someone from employment: workers were informed of the terminations on Wednesday...
1.3 [count noun] chiefly North American An assassination.I developed my abilities of termination with extreme prejudice, and without an inkling of remorse. 2A word’s final syllable or letters or letter, especially when constituting an element in inflection or derivation.Bantu languages were praised for their terminations at the beginning, so that the words are inflected, conjugated, or defined by means of a system of prefixes. 3 [with adjective] archaic An ending or result of a specified kind: a good result and a happy termination...
DerivativesterminationalOriginLate Middle English (in the sense 'determination, decision'): from Old French, or from Latin terminatio(n-), from terminare 'to limit, end'. |
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