finite
adjective /ˈfaɪnaɪt/
/ˈfaɪnaɪt/
- having a definite limit or fixed size
有限的;有限制的 - a finite number of possibilities
为数有限的可能 - The world's resources are finite.
世界的资源是有限的。
- a finite number of possibilities
- (grammar
) a finite verb form or clause shows a particular tense, person and number语法 限定的 - ‘Am’, ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘was’ and ‘were’ are the finite forms of ‘be’; ‘being’ and ‘been’ are the non-finite forms.
am、is、are、was 和 were 是 be 的限定形式,being 和 been 是非限定形式。
- ‘Am’, ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘was’ and ‘were’ are the finite forms of ‘be’; ‘being’ and ‘been’ are the non-finite forms.
词源late Middle English: from Latin finitus ‘finished’, past participle of finire, from finis ‘end’.