Eventual means: this is what happens at the end, after a long wait or after many other things have already happened. The eventual winner of a long race is the person who is in front when it is finally over — they may not have been first the whole time. Your eventual job might be quite different from the job you wanted at eighteen. The word looks at the finish, not at the middle.

Eventual這個字 means意思是：this is what happens at the end這是最後發生的事，after a long wait是在長時間等待之後，or after many other things have already happened或是在許多其他事情已經發生之後。The eventual winner最終的贏家 of a long race一場長跑，is是 the person who is in front比賽終於結束時領先的那個人 when it is finally over（比賽終於結束時）——they他們 may not have been first the whole time可能不是全程都領先。Your eventual job你最終的工作，might be quite different from可能相當不同於 the job you wanted at eighteen你十八歲時想要的工作。The word這個字 looks at看的是 the finish結果，not at the middle不是過程中間。

It is a calm, slightly formal adjective; you meet it in news and school writing.

It這個字 is是 a calm, slightly formal adjective一個平靜、稍微正式的形容詞；you你 meet it會遇到它 in news and school writing在新聞和學校寫作中。

There is a trap. In French, German, Spanish and several other languages, a cousin of this word means possible or maybe — something that might happen. English eventual does not mean that.

There is有 a trap一個陷阱。In French, German, Spanish and several other languages在法語、德語、西班牙語和其他好幾種語言裡，a cousin of this word這個字的親戚字 means意思是 possible or maybe「可能的」或「也許」——something that might happen某件可能會發生的事。English英語的 eventual這個字 does not mean that不是這個意思。

If you want possible, say possible. If you want in the end, eventual is the word. The adverb is eventually: in the end, after some time.

If you want如果你想說的是 possible「可能」，say possible就說possible。If you want如果你想說的是 in the end「最後」，eventual這個字 is the word就是你要的字。The adverb副詞 is是 eventually：in the end最後，after some time經過一段時間之後。