喜樂美語

核心畫面

Picture the point where a line stops — the far end of a route, a wire, a network, a life. Everything this word names sits at that end point: the building where the journey finishes, the box at the end of the cable, the screw where the wire is attached, and the illness that is heading for the end.

可以想成：一條線停下來的那一點——路線的盡頭、電線的末端、網路的最外端、一段生命的終點。這個字指到的東西都站在那個端…更多收起可以想成：一條線停下來的那一點——路線的盡頭、電線的末端、網路的最外端、一段生命的終點。這個字指到的東西都站在那個端點上：旅程結束的那棟建築、線路最末端的那台機器、電線接上去的那顆螺絲，以及正走向終點的那種病。

From the picture

線路末端的接點與裝置

同樣是「末端」，只是這條線是電線或網路：東西接在最外面的那一點，就叫這個名字。

electrical terminal · noun · B2

A point where a wire is connected to a battery or other equipment.

接線端子

走向終點的

把「終點」變成方向：不是說已經到了，而是說這條路只通往那裡。

fatal (incurable illness) · adjective · B2

Impossible to cure and certain to end in death.

末期的／無法治癒的

Also in this word

transport terminal · noun · B2

A building where passengers or goods are loaded at the end of a route.

航廈／客運站

原始詞典資料18 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。

terminalnoun/ˈtɚmɪnəl/

  • 1

    A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.

    • Terminal 1 is for domestic flights, whereas Terminal 2 is for international flights.
    • A shuttle service runs free of charge between the three terminals.
  • 2

    A harbour facility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles.

  • 3

    A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

  • 4

    A rate charged on all freight, regardless of distance, and supposed to cover the expenses of station service, as distinct from mileage rate, generally proportionate to the distance and intended to cover movement expenses.

  • 5

    A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the terminal is located; more properly called a terminus.

  • 6

    A storage tank for bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) prior to further distribution.

  • 7

    businesselectrical-engineeringelectricityThe end of a line (wire, cable, etc) where signals or power are either transmitted or received, or a point along the length of a line where the signals or power are made available to apparatus; the hardware attached to the line in this spot, which allows connections to be fastened.

  • 8

    An electric contact on a battery.

另外 5 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    communicationselectrical-engineeringengineeringThe apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network device.

  • 10

    computingengineeringmathematicsA device for entering data into a computer or a communications system and/or displaying data received, especially a device equipped with a keyboard and some sort of textual display.

  • 11

    computingengineeringmathematicsA computer program that emulates a physical terminal.

  • 12

    computingcomputing-theoryengineeringA terminal symbol in a formal grammar.

  • 13

    biologynatural-sciencesThe end ramification (of an axon, etc.) or one of the extremities of a polypeptide.

terminaladj/ˈtɚmɪnəl/

  • 1

    Fatal; resulting in death.

    • terminal cancer
  • 2

    Appearing at the end; top or apex of a physical object.

  • 3

    Occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time, and serves to terminate it

  • 4

    archaicOccurring every term; termly.

    • a student's terminal fees

terminalverb/ˈtɚmɪnəl/

  • 1

    To store bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) in storage tanks prior to further distribution.

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。