terminateverb詞源 1/ˈtɜːmɪneɪ̯t/

• 1

  To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.

  • to terminate a process before its completion
  • to terminate an effort, or a controversy
• 2

  To conclude.

• 3

  To set or be a limit or boundary to.

  • to terminate a surface by a line
• 4

  To form an appropriate end on (a wire, cable, hose, pipe, etc), such as by applying a cable terminal or a hose ferrule.

  • We'll rough them all in before we start terminating any of them.
• 5

  To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.

• 6

  To kill someone or something.

  • The enemy must be terminated by any means possible.
• 7

  To end, conclude, or cease; to come to an end.

  • She unlocked the casket which contained her mother's picture, and gazed even more earnestly than usual on that beautiful face; its frank, glad smile was too painful; it seemed an omen of all that could make a joyous and beloved existence; and yet how had her's terminated!
• 8

  Of a mode of transport, to end its journey; or, of a railway line, to reach its terminus.

  • This train terminates at the next station.
  • It is a branch that climbs for 11½ miles into the picturesque Wealden hills until, apparently exhausted by the effort, it terminates a mile short of the village of Hawkhurst.

terminateadj詞源 2/ˈtɝmɪnət/

• 1

  Terminated; limited; bounded; ended.

• 2

  Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate size, shape or magnitude.

  • Mountains on the Moon cast shadows that are very dark, terminate and more distinct than those cast by mountains on the Earth.
• 3

  mathematicssciencesExpressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite.

  • One third is a recurring decimal, but one half is a terminate decimal.