final

单词辨析:

final eventual last 【导航词义:最后的】
final adj. 最后的,最终的
〔辨析〕

只作定语,指一系列行动、事件、故事情节等中最后的。

〔例证〕

The final examination will take place next month.

下个月要进行期末考试。

I like the final installment of her Paris tetralogy.

我喜欢她的巴黎四部曲中的最后一部。

eventual adj. 最终的,最后的
〔辨析〕

只作定语,指经过很长时间或很多事情之后终于发生的。

〔例证〕

Which country was the eventual winner of the negotiation?

哪个国家是这场谈判的最后赢家?

The eventual outcome was exactly the same as he had predicted.

最终结果和他预测的一模一样。

last adj. 最后的
〔辨析〕

指最后发生或存在的,强调再无后续的。

〔例证〕

The last page of the magazine was torn out.

这本杂志的最后一页被撕掉了。

She received the gift in the last week of December.

她在12月的最后一个星期收到了礼物。

This elderly lady is the last person who can speak that language in her tribe.

这位老妇人是部落中最后一位会讲那种语言的人。

She was last to arrive home.

她是最后一个到家的。

相关例句:

They re-ran the World Cup final on a big screen.

他们在大屏幕上重播了世界杯决赛。

The President today issued his final report card on the state of the economy.

总统今天发表了关于经济状况的最终报告。

The figures marked the final low point of the present economic cycle

这些数据显示了目前经济周期的最低点。

As soon as I had made the final decision, I felt a lot more relaxed

我一作出最后的决定就感到轻松多了。

How can only one person have the final say on such an important matter?

这么大的事怎么能一个人说了算?

One or two powers should not have the final say on world affairs.

世界上的事不应该由一两个国家说了算。