1. 终于;总算
You use finally to suggest that something happens after a long period of time, usually later than you wanted or expected it to happen.
2. 最后地;末尾地
You use finally to indicate that something is last in a series of actions or events.
3. (用于引出观点等)最后,最后要说的是
You use finally in speech or writing to introduce a final point, question, or topic.
Do not confuse
finally and
eventually. You say that something
finally happens after you have been waiting for it or expecting it for a long time.
Finally usually comes at the beginning of a sentence or before a verb.
Finally I went to bed... The heat of the sun finally became too much for me. You can also use
finally to show that something happens last in a series of events.
The sky turned red, then purple, and finally black. When something happens after a lot of delays or complications, you can say that it
eventuallyhappens.
Eventually they got to the hospital... I found Victoria Avenue eventually. You can also use
eventually to talk about what happens at the end of a series of events, often as a result of them.
Eventually, they were forced to return to England.不要混淆
finally 和 eventually。
finally 指经过很长时间的等待或盼望后终于发生,通常用于句首或动词前:
Finally I went to bed (我终于上床睡觉了), The heat of the sun
finally became too much for me(我终于受不了太阳的炙烤了)。
finally 还可以表示一系列事件中最后发生的事情:The sky turned red, then purple, and
finally black (天空变成了红色,然后是紫色,最后成了黑色)。eventually指某事几经延迟或波折后终于发生:Eventually they got to the hospital (他们最终来到了医院), I found Victoria Avenue eventually (我最终找到了维多利亚大街)。eventually还可表示一系列事件之后发生的事,常为这些事件的结果:Eventually, they were forced to return to England (最后他们被迫返回英格兰)。