finish: [14] The Latin verb *fīnīre, a derivative of fīnis ‘end, limit’, signified ‘limit’ as well as ‘complete’, but it is the latter which has come down to English via feniss-, the stem of Old French fenir. The Latin past participle, fīnītus, gave English finite [15]. => final, finance, fine, finite
finish (v.)
late 14c., "to bring to an end;" mid-15c., "to come to an end" (intransitive), from Old French finiss-, present participle stem of fenir "stop, finish, come to an end; die" (13c.), from Latin finire "to limit, set bounds; put an end to; come to an end," from finis "that which divides, a boundary, border," figuratively "a limit, an end, close, conclusion; an extremity, highest point; greatest degree," which is of unknown origin, perhaps related to figere "to fasten, fix" (see fix (v.)). Meaning "to kill, terminate the existence of" is from 1755.
finish (n.)
1779, "that which finishes or gives completion," from finish (v.). Meaning "the end" is from 1790. Finish line attested from 1873.
权威例句
1. Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.
埃利奥特跨过终点线时仅比对手落后半秒钟。
2. They meant to finish her off, swiftly and without mercy.
他们打算毫不留情地迅速结果了她。
3. The game took her less than an hour to finish.
她没用一个小时就拿下了这场比赛。
4. We felt we might finish third. Any better would be a bonus.
我们感觉我们可能会获得第三名,要是能比这个名次更好那就是意外的惊喜了。
5. The Socialists may still finish ahead of the pack.
【attain, finish, accomplish, complete, achieve】
attain: 达到,实现,常用于一般人的能力不易达到的目的。如:Greater efforts are needed before we can attain our goals.
finish: 最常用,后接动词的-ing形式,表示在一个活动的连续过程中完成了最后的一步或阶段。如:I’ll finish the job alone. (我要独自完成这项工作。)
accomplish: 表成功,强调完成的结果而不是过程。如:Because of his hard word, things are accomplished. (由于他的努力,事情都已完成了。)
complete: 表示积极的完成,更具体地指建筑、工程等的完成。如:Has he complete his novel yet? (他的小说写完了吗?)
achieve: 完成,实现,强调通过努力而达到目的。如:You will achieve success if you work hard.