terminus

• n. 終点; 終端; 境界標; 境界石

termin-、境界、終端、-us、名詞の接尾辞。

terminus (n.)

1550s, "goal, end, final point," from Latin terminus (plural termini) "end, boundary line," from PIE *ter-men-, from root *ter-, base of words meaning "peg, post, boundary, marker, goal" (cognates: Sanskrit tarati "passes over, crosses over," tarantah "sea;" Hittite tarmaizzi "he limits;" Greek terma "boundary, end, limit;" Gothic tairh, Old English turh "through;" Old English tyrel "hole;" Old Norse tr?mr "edge, chip, splinter").

In ancient Rome, Terminus was the name of the deity who presided over boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important Roman festival of Terminalia (held Feb. 23, the end of the old Roman year). Meaning "either end of a transportation line" is first recorded 1836.

1. We arrived at the terminus .

ターミナルに到着しました。

2.Trains vomit out crowds of passengers at a terminus .

大勢の旅客がターミナル駅で列車から押し出された。

3.Casablanca was the terminus of a long,rickety railway line.

カサブランカは長くて軟弱な鉄道線の終点である。

4.What time does the train reach the terminus ？

列車は何時に終点に着きますか。

5.I get on at the terminus .

私はターミナルから乗ります。