late 14c., fynaly "at the end;" c. 1400, "completely, beyond recovery;" from final + -ly (2).
权威例句
1. At approxi-mately 11:30 p.m., Pollard finally gave his consent to the search.
大概晚上11点半的时候,波拉德最终同意进行搜查。
2. He finally corrected his misstatement and offered to reduce the fee.
他终于纠正了自己的错误说法,提出要减少费用。
3. Several long-awaited videos will finally arrive in the shops this month.
几部让人翘首企盼的录像片终于将在这个月到货。
4. The minutes towards departure ticked by, until finally the pilot arrived.
离出发的时间越来越近,最后飞行员终于到了。
5. He finally admitted that his film career was kaput.
他最终承认他的电影生涯走到尽头了。
词语辨析
【in the end, at last, finally, at length, lastly, eventually】
这组词都有“最后,终于”的意思,其区别是:
in the end: 与at last同义,但in the end不仅可指“过去”还可表示对“未来”的预计。
at last: 多指经主观努力,克服各种困难后才终于达到目的。
finally: 常与at last换用,都可用于对往事的描述,但finally不带感情色彩,指一系列事情的最后结局。
at length: 强调经历一段长时间后终于完成,侧重在时间部分。
lastly: 指连续顺序的最后,通常用在列举事情的场合。
eventually: 侧重于动作或行为的结果。