【突破英文词汇】fin -- end, boundary

1. affinity¹ /əˈfɪnɪti:/

-- (literally, condition of being "near the boundary" or "a neighbor") kinship; sympathy; liking²; attraction

He intends to establish some kind of an affinity between himself and the public.

他希望在自己和公众之间建立某种亲近关系。

 

2. finale /fəˈnæli: /

-- end or final part of a musical composition, opera, play, etc.

Every skit³ in our class show was loudly applauded, from the opening scene to the finale.

我们班上戏剧表演中每个幽默的片段都得到热烈的掌声，从第一幕到终场都是如此。

 

 

3. finis /ˈfainis/

-- end; conclusion

The story is far from complete because the finis is not yet written.

那个故事离完成还远得很，因为结尾还没写。

 

 

4. confine /kənˈfain/

-- keep within limits; restrict

I will confine my remarks to the causes of the War of 1812; the next speaker will discuss its results.

我所谈的只限于1812年战争的起因，下一位演说者讲讨论它的结果。

 

 

5. definitive⁴ /diˈfinitiv/

-- serving to end an unsettled matter; conclusive⁵; final

Remember that your answer will be treated as definitive. You will not be permitted to change it.

记住，你的答案将是最终答案，不准更改。

1 affinity   

n.亲和力，密切关系

参考例句：

• I felt a great affinity with the people of the Highlands.我被苏格兰高地人民深深地吸引。
• It's important that you share an affinity with your husband.和丈夫有共同的爱好是十分重要的。

2 liking   

n.爱好；嗜好；喜欢

参考例句：

• The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
• I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。

3 skit   

n.滑稽短剧；一群

参考例句：

• The comic skIt sent up the foolishness of young men in love.那幅画把沉溺于热恋中的青年男子的痴态勾勒得滑稽可笑。
• They performed a skit to amuse the crowd.他们表演了一个幽默小品来娱乐观众。

4 definitive   

adj.确切的，权威性的；最后的，决定性的

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• No one has come up with a definitive answer as to why this should be so.至于为什么该这样，还没有人给出明确的答复。

5 conclusive   

adj.最后的，结论的；确凿的，消除怀疑的

参考例句：

• They produced some fairly conclusive evidence.他们提供了一些相当确凿的证据。
• Franklin did not believe that the French tests were conclusive.富兰克林不相信这个法国人的实验是结论性的。