endings

IPA/ˈen.dɪŋ/
KK[ˈɛndɪŋz]IPA/ˈen.dɪŋ/

endings — noun

  • endingssingular
  • endingsesplural

1. the final section or scene of a book, film, performance, or event, where the sto

1.名詞A2
釋義

the final section or scene of a book, film, performance, or event, where the story or activity reaches its close.

例句

The ending of the film surprised Tara and her friends completely.

collocation: surprising / unexpected ending

Brandon's novel has a happy ending where the two sisters finally reunite.

collocation: happy ending

同義詞
  • conclusion

    more formal; common in academic and formal writing

  • finale

    used specifically for performances, concerts, or shows

  • close

    suggests the final moment of an event or period

反義詞
  • beginning

    the first part of a story or event

  • opening

    the initial section of a book, film, or performance

  • start

    the point at which something begins

文法句型

[adjective] ending

ending of [noun]

用法筆記

Often paired with adjectives like happy, sad, surprising, or unexpected to describe the emotional quality of the close.

常見錯誤

❌The ending of the road is just ahead.
✅The end of the road is just ahead.
💡Use end for physical locations; ending refers to the closing part of a story or event.

2. a letter or group of letters attached to the final part of a base word to change

2.名詞B2
釋義

a letter or group of letters attached to the final part of a base word to change its grammatical form, such as to show tense, number, or case.

例句

In English, the plural ending -s turns 'cat' into 'cats'.

pattern: plural ending -s for nouns

Lan is studying the verb endings for present-tense Spanish.

同義詞
  • suffix

    broader category; includes derivational endings that create new words

  • inflection

    the process or result of adding grammatical endings to a word

  • morpheme

    a more technical term for the smallest meaningful unit in a language

反義詞
  • prefix

    a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word

文法句型

[part of speech] ending

[grammatical function] ending

用法筆記

Common in language-learning and grammar contexts. Also called inflectional ending in formal linguistics. Endings are different from suffixes in that they are purely grammatical and do not create new dictionary words.

常見錯誤

❌Adding -ed changes the ending of walk.
✅Adding -ed changes the tense of walk.
💡Ending refers to the letters added, not the grammatical change itself.