final: [14] Of all the English descendants of Latin finis ‘final moment, end’ or ‘limit’ (see FINANCE, FINE, and FINISH), final, which comes via Old French final from Latin finālis ‘last’, preserves most closely the meaning of its source. But although by classical times finis denoted a temporal conclusion, its original use was for a physical boundary, and it appears to be related to figere ‘fix’ (source of English fix) – as if its underlying meaning were ‘fixed mark’. => finance, fine, finish
final (adj.)
early 14c., from Old French final "final, last," and directly from Late Latin finalis "of or pertaining to an end, concluding, final," from finis "end" (see finish (v.)). As a noun, late 14c., "that which comes last;" meaning "final contest" in a sporting sense is from 1880. As a shortening of final examination, from 1880.
例文
1. Success is not final ，failure is not fatal：it is the courage to continue that counts.--Winston Churchill
成功はゴールではなく、失敗も最後ではなく、最も重要なのは前進を続ける勇気である。
毎日一言
2.The winner of each preliminary goes through to the final .
各初戦の優勝者が決勝戦に進出した。
3.The final word will still come from the Secretary of State.
最後に国務長官が決定します。
4.Kenya 's Robert Kibe was the fastest qualifier for the 800 metres final .
ケニアのロバート?キブは800 m決勝進出者の中で最も速い選手だ。
5.The sides must battle again for a quarter- final place on December 16.