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Picture a line of things in order — steps, events, or parts of a story — and your eye lands on the very last one, the one with nothing after it. 'Final' is that end-of-the-line spot: once you reach it, the line stops.
可以想成一排照順序排好的東西——一個個步驟、一件件事情、或一段故事的各個部分——你的目光停在最最後面那一個，後面再也…更多收起
可以想成一排照順序排好的東西——一個個步驟、一件件事情、或一段故事的各個部分——你的目光停在最最後面那一個，後面再也沒有別的了。final 講的就是這個「隊伍最末端」的位置：走到這裡，這條線就到頭了。原始詞典資料11 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
finalnoun/ˈfaɪnl̩/
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A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
- It was tough cramming for those midterms and finals, staying up 72 hours straight hepped up on caffeine and pizza.
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A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
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hobbieslifestylesportsThe last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
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human-scienceslinguisticsphonologyThe final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
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entertainmentlifestylemusicThe tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
finaladj/ˈfaɪnl̩/
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Last; ultimate.
- final solution; the final day of a school term
- Yet despair not of his final pardon.
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Conclusive; decisive.
- a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue
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Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
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grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsExpressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
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human-scienceslinguisticssciencesWord-final; occurring at the end of a word.
- Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.
finalverb/ˈfaɪnl̩/
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hobbieslifestylesportsTo qualify for the final round of a competition.
- Mike finalled in both the 400 meter and the 800 meter races.
- Early in his swimming career, Baker finaled in the 200 fly at both the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Trials and was a two-time Pacific 10 Champion in the event for the University of Arizona.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。