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finite

adjective
🔊/ˈfaɪnaɪt/
🔊/ˈfaɪnaɪt/
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  1. 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。🔊🔊
    opposite infinite
  2. (grammar语法) a finite verb form or clause shows a particular tense, person and number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。🔊🔊
    opposite non-finite
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin finitus ‘finished’, past participle of finire, from finis ‘end’.