terminus

• n. 終點；終點站；界標；界石

termin-,邊界，終端，-us,名詞後綴。

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 þairh, Old English þurh "through;" Old English þyrel "hole;" Old Norse þrömr "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.

1. We arrived at the terminus.

我們到達了終點站.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. Trains vomit out crowds of passengers at a terminus.

成群的旅客在終點站從列車中擠出來.

來自辭典例句

3. Casablanca was the terminus of a long, rickety railway line.

卡莎布蘭卡是一長而軟弱的鐵路線的終點.

來自辭典例句

4. What time does the train reach the terminus?

火車什麽時間到達終點站?

來自辭典例句

5. I get on at the terminus.

我從終點站上車.

來自辭典例句