| 单词 | terminus |
| 释义 | terminus (once / 173 pages) 1n 2n Consider terminus the end of the line. Whether it describes a train station, a goal, or an era — terminus refers to something’s final point. Ancient Romans worshiped Terminus as the god of boundaries, even performing sacrifices in his honor to bless objects that marked borders. You probably don’t have to go that far if you just want to use the noun terminus. You can use it as a weighty way to indicate something is at the end of the line, such as the last stop on a bus or train route. It most often refers to the end of a transportation route, but it can also be used more generally to mark the end point of other things — such as a marriage or a project. WORD FAMILYterminus: terminal, terminate, termini, terminuses+/interminable: interminably/terminable: interminable/terminal: subterminal, terminally, terminals/terminate: terminable, terminated, terminates, terminating, termination, terminative/termination: terminations/terminative: terminatively USAGE EXAMPLESQ: When you reached the southern terminus of the CDT, what were your thoughts? Seattle Times(Nov 12, 2016) Q. When you reached the southern terminus of the CDT, what were your thoughts? Washington Times(Nov 12, 2016) The cafeteria was at the actual terminus of Route 66. Los Angeles Times(Oct 24, 2016) 1 1n a place where something ends or is complete Syn|Hyper end point, endpoint, termination end, terminal either extremity of something that has length 2n either end of a railroad or bus route Hyper end, terminal either extremity of something that has length 3n station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods Syn|Hypo|Hyper depot, terminal air terminal, airport terminal a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight bus depot, bus station, bus terminal, coach stationa terminal that serves bus passengers cathodethe positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current railroad station, railroad terminal, railway station, train depot, train stationterminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods subway stationa terminal where subways load and unload passengers flag stop, way station, whistle stopa small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal station a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose 4n the ultimate goal for which something is done 2Syn|Hyper destination end, goal the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it n (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome Syn|Hyper term, terminal figure statue a sculpture representing a human or animal |
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