termination
/ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/noun
1
- mass noun the action of bringing something or coming to an end结束, 终止：
the termination of a contract.
合约的终止。
1.1
- count noun chiefly N. Amer. an act of dismissing someone from employment〈主北美〉解雇。
1.2
- count noun an induced abortion终止妊娠, 人工流产。
1.3
- count noun chiefly N. Amer. an assassination, especially of an intelligence agent〈主北美〉暗杀（尤指特工）。
2
- an ending or final point of something, in particular结果; 终点, 尤指：
2.1
- a word's final syllable or letters or letter, especially when constituting an element in inflection or derivation词尾（尤指屈折变化或派生词的词尾）。
2.2
- with adj. archaic an ending or result of a specified kind〈古〉结局：
a good result and a happy termination.
一个良好的结果和一个幸福的结局。
派生词
terminational
adjective词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'determination, decision'）： from Old French, or from Latin terminatio（n-）, from terminare 'to limit, end'.