terminus
/ˈtɜːmɪnəs/noun
(pl. termini 或terminuses)
1
- chiefly Brit. the end of a railway or other transport route, or a station at such a point; a terminal〈主英〉（铁路等运输线路的）终点（站）; 终端。
1.1
- an oil or gas terminal（石油, 天然气）集散站; 存储码头（终端）。
2
- a final point in space or time; an end or extremity终点; 末端; 尽头：
the exhibition's terminus is 1962.
展览于1962年结束。
2.1
- Biochemistry the end of a polypeptide or polynucleotide chain or similar long molecule【生化】末端, 尾端。
3
- Architecture a figure of a human bust or an animal ending in a square pillar from which it appears to spring, originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome【建筑】界标; 端饰, 胸像柱。
词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'final point in space or time'）： from Latin, 'end, limit, boundary'.