- [uncountable, countable] (formal)
the act of ending something; the end of something 结束；终止；末端；端 Extra ExamplesShe sued the company for wrongful termination. 她起诉公司不公正解聘。 The landlord gave notice of the termination of tenancy. 房东给了租约终止的通知。 You are required to give the company six weeks' notice of termination of employment. 你须提前 6 周通知公司离职。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- premature
- abrupt
- …
- face
- justify
- permit
- …
- date
- notice of termination
- termination of a contract
- termination of employment
- …
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medical 医学 a medical operation to end a pregnancy at an early stage 终止妊娠 She chose to have an early termination. 她选择了早期终止妊娠。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- pregnancy
- have
- undergo
- a termination of (a) pregnancy
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘determination, decision’): from Old French, or from Latin terminatio(n-), from terminare ‘to limit, end’.