finally!

finally! — 感嘆詞

1. spoken or written as an exclamation to express strong relief or satisfaction whe

1.感嘆詞A2
釋義

終於!

等待許久之後事情終於發生時的感嘆

spoken or written as an exclamation to express strong relief or satisfaction when something you have been waiting a long time for has at last happened.

例句

Finally! The train pulled into the platform after a two-hour delay.

終於!火車誤點兩小時後總算進站了。

standalone 'Finally!' expressing relief over a long wait

"Finally!" Takeshi shouted as the printer spat out the last page of his thesis.

「終於!」Takeshi 大喊,印表機剛把他論文的最後一頁吐出來。

quoted exclamation reported with a speaker

同義詞
  • at last!

    very close synonym; interchangeable in almost every context

  • about time!

    stronger, often tinged with mild complaint that the wait was too long

  • phew!

    shifts the focus to relief from worry rather than relief from waiting

文法句型

Finally!

Finally, [clause]!

用法筆記

Stands alone as a complete utterance, or sits at the front of a clause separated by punctuation (comma or exclamation mark). Distinct from adverbial 'finally' inside a sentence ('She finally arrived') — the interjection carries the speaker's emotion, not just temporal sequence.

常見錯誤

I finally! arrived home.
I finally arrived home.' OR 'Finally! I arrived home.
💡the exclamation must stand alone or open the sentence; it cannot sit mid-clause.
Finally! the last point I want to make is...
Finally, the last point I want to make is...
💡for listing points use the plain adverb 'finally' with a comma, not the exclamatory form.