terminus
英 ['t??m?n?s]
美 ['t?m?n?s]
- n. 終點(diǎn)；終點(diǎn)站；界標(biāo)；界石
中文詞源
terminus 終點(diǎn)站termin-,邊界，終端，-us,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- terminus (n.)
- 1550s, "goal, end, final point," from Latin terminus (plural termini) "end, boundary line," from PIE *ter-men-, from root *ter-, base of words meaning "peg, post, boundary, marker, goal" (cognates: Sanskrit tarati "passes over, crosses over," tarantah "sea;" Hittite tarmaizzi "he limits;" Greek terma "boundary, end, limit;" Gothic tairh, Old English turh "through;" Old English tyrel "hole;" Old Norse tr?mr "edge, chip, splinter").
In ancient Rome, Terminus was the name of the deity who presided over boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important Roman festival of Terminalia (held Feb. 23, the end of the old Roman year). Meaning "either end of a transportation line" is first recorded 1836.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. We arrived at the terminus.
- 我們到達(dá)了終點(diǎn)站.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. Trains vomit out crowds of passengers at a terminus.
- 成群的旅客在終點(diǎn)站從列車(chē)中擠出來(lái).
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 3. Casablanca was the terminus of a long, rickety railway line.
- 卡莎布蘭卡是一長(zhǎng)而軟弱的鐵路線的終點(diǎn).
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. What time does the train reach the terminus?
- 火車(chē)什么時(shí)間到達(dá)終點(diǎn)站?
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. I get on at the terminus.
- 我從終點(diǎn)站上車(chē).
來(lái)自辭典例句