finality

英 [faɪˈnæləti]

美 [faɪˈnæləti]

n.  终结; 定局; 不可改变性

复数：finalities　

法律

BNC.20177 / COCA.15811

牛津词典

noun

• 终结；定局；不可改变性
  the quality of being final and impossible to change
  1. the finality of death
     死亡的不可改变性
  2. There was a note of finality in his voice.
     他的话有斩钉截铁的意味。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 终结性;决定性;不可改变性
  Finalityis the quality of being final and impossible to change. If you say something withfinality, you say it in a way that shows that you have made up your mind about something and do not want to discuss it further.
  1. Young children have difficulty grasping the finality of death...
     小孩子很难理解死亡的不可改变性。
  2. 'Not this time, Faye,' he replied with finality.
     “这次不行，费伊，”他斩钉截铁地说。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being final or definitely settled
  1. the finality of death
  Synonym:conclusivenessdecisiveness

双语例句

• The key issue of the finality of non-prosecution decision is whether it can prevent a second prosecution by the decision maker.
  不起诉决定确定力问题的关键在于该决定对起诉机关是否具有约束力。
• Expressing finality with no implication of possible change.
  确定的表达，没有对可能的变化的暗示。
• The flower's form as we see it represents its "finality", and this finality provides the basis for the judgment of its beauty.
  我们看到的花儿的形式就代表它的“终结”。这种终结提供了其接受审美判断的基础。
• Against all this impassioned talk we have to stress the hard fact that the natural sciences have no intellectual tool to deal with ideas and with finality.
  针对所有这些狂热的说法，我们必须强调这个确定的事实：自然科学没有处理观念与最后原因的知识工具。
• He spoke with curt finality.
  他说得斩钉截铁。
• Dr Atkinson explains that this can be an excellent way of adding finality or confirming a statement.
  阿特金森博士解释说，这可以成为一个出色的润色或确认声明的方法。
• To this end, the Ma will issue a certificate of finality to those designated systems meeting the safety and efficiency requirements specified in the ordinance.
  为此，专员会向符合条例指明的安全及效率要求的指定系统发出终局性证明书。
• This means that payment is processed continuously and that finality of settlement is instantaneous.
  这即是说，系统会连续处理支付项目，结算程序即时完成。
• I accept it. I accept the finality of this outcome which will be ratified next monday in the electoral college? and tonight?
  我接受了最终的结果，下星期一，这个结果会在选举人团会议上得到确认。
• To question the finality of the principle of entropy is not to dispute the second law of thermodynamics.
  对熵原理所导致的结局提出质疑，并不意味着争辩第二热力学定律的真实性。