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

• 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。
• She went out and with irrevocable finality, slammed the door of her doll house Behind her.
  她走出了房子，毫不犹豫地、决然地砰地一声关上了玩偶之家的大门。
• This time he has to be dealt with full finality.
  这次必须给他一个彻底的了结。
• There seemed a finality in their decisios.
  他们的决定好象不能再更改了。
• The key issue of the finality of non-prosecution decision is whether it can prevent a second prosecution by the decision maker.
  不起诉决定确定力问题的关键在于该决定对起诉机关是否具有约束力。
• But there is a strong sensation when things end; it is a feeling of finality and accomplishment.
  但是，当某件事情结束时，有一种强烈的感觉-圆满结局和成就感。
• That's what Mike's leaving had been like, sudden and with an awful finality.
  迈克的离去也是一样，传奇私服，突如其来，并且无可挽回。
• My finality will may be perfect.
  我的终结将会是完美的。
• He spoke with curt finality.
  他说得斩钉截铁。
• 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。