英文词源
- terminate (v.)
- early 15c., "bring to an end," from Latin terminatus, past participle of terminare "to limit, set bounds, end" (see terminus). Intransitive sense of "to come to an end" is recorded from 1640s; meaning "dismiss from a job" is recorded from 1973; that of "to assassinate" is from 1975. Related: Terminated; terminating.
中文词源
词根词缀： -termin-限定 + -ate动词词尾
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：terminate 词源，terminate 含义。
termin-,边界，终端，-ate,使。引申词义结束，终止，杀死。
termin-,边界，终端，-ate,使。引申词义结束，终止，杀死。
