having a definite limit or fixed size 有限的；有限制的 - (
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。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin finitus ‘finished’, past participle of finire, from finis ‘end’.