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.
双语例句
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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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5. The Socialists may still finish ahead of the pack.
