conclude

英語

詞源

源自拉丁語 conclūdere (「關上，停止」), conclūdō的現在主動不定式形式。

發音

• 國際音標^(幫助): /kən.ˈkluːd/

• Audio (US)：

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動詞

conclude (第三人稱單數現在時 concludes, 現在分詞 concluding, 一般過去時和過去分詞 concluded)

conclude

1. 〈不及物〉結束。
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling：「He inveighed against the folly of making oneself liable for the debts of others; vented many bitter execrations against the brother; and concluded with wishing something could be done for the unfortunate family.」

   The story concluded with a moral.

   這個故事以一個寓意結束。

2. 〈及物〉使結束。
   • Francis Bacon：「I will conclude this part with the speech of a counsellor of state.」
3. 〈及物〉使產生結果，使完成。
   • Shakespeare：「[...]if we conclude a peace[...]」

   to conclude a bargain

   達成協議

4. 〈及物〉做出最後決定；得出結論。
   • Tillotson：「No man can conclude God's love or hatred to any person by anything that befalls him.」

   From the evidence, I conclude that this man was murdered.

   根據證據，我斷定這個人是被謀殺的。

5. 〈廢〉作出最後的決定或判斷；判斷；決定。
   • Addison：「But no frail man, however great or high, / Can be concluded blest before he die.」
6. 停止，阻礙，限制（常用被動）。
   • Sir M. Hale：「If therefore they will appeal to revelation for their creation they must be concluded by it.」

   The defendant is concluded by his own plea.

   A judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence.

7. 〈廢〉封閉。
   • Hooker：「The very person of Christ [was] concluded within the grave.」
8. 〈廢〉包含。
   • Bible, Romans xi. 32：「For God hath concluded all in unbelief.」
   • Bible, Romans xi. 32：「The Scripture hath concluded all under sin.」
9. 〈邏〉推斷（形成因果關係）。

反義詞

• （結束）：begin, initiate, start

派生詞

• concludable
• concluder
• conclusible

• conclusion
• conclusive

意大利語

動詞

conclude

1. concludere的變格。

拉丁語

動詞

conclude

1. conclūdō的變格。