terminus

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托福GRE

英文释义

n. (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
n. either end of a railroad or bus route

中文翻译

n. 终点, 界标, 终点站
[法] 界标, 界牌, 界石

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terminus 源自拉丁语，termin- 意为“边界”或“终点”，后缀 -us 是名词后缀，表示某种状态或物体。可以联想到“终点”或“界限”。

例句

1. The train will arrive at the terminus in ten minutes.
火车将在十分钟后到达终点站。
2. We decided to explore the city starting from the bus terminus.
我们决定从公交车终点站开始探索这座城市。
3. The terminus of the hiking trail offers a beautiful view of the mountains.
徒步小径的终点提供了美丽的山景。

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