finitude

/ˈfɪn.ɪ.tjuːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfɪn.ɪ.tuːd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfī-nə-ˌtüd -ˌtyüd, ˈfin-ə-/ (ame, mw)

finitude — 名詞

1. the condition of being bounded in time, scope, or resources — for example, the f

1.名詞C2
釋義

有限性

存在於時間、範圍或資源上有界限的狀態

the condition of being bounded in time, scope, or resources — for example, the fact that a person will one day die, that an organization has only so much money, or that any project will eventually have to end.

例句

Reading her late mother's diary made Roya think long about her own finitude.

讀著已故母親的日記，Roya 開始長時間思索自身的有限性。

possessive: one's own finitude (mortality reading)

The mayor reminded the council of the finitude of the city's water supply during the drought.

市長在乾旱期間向議會強調市內水資源的有限性。

the finitude of [resource]

同義詞
  • mortality

    narrower — focuses specifically on the fact of dying, not general boundedness

  • limitedness

    more transparent and less formal; same idea but lacks the philosophical weight

  • finiteness

    near-synonym; slightly more technical, common in mathematics and logic

反義詞
  • infinity

    the abstract state of having no end; the opposite condition

  • boundlessness

    less technical; suggests no limits in space or possibility

文法句型

finitude of [noun]

human finitude

用法筆記

Frequently used with a definite article and an `of`-phrase that names the bounded thing (`the finitude of life / of resources / of memory`). Common in philosophical, theological, and reflective writing; rare in everyday speech, where speakers prefer 'limits' or 'mortality' depending on context.

常見錯誤

❌The finitude of the bottle is small.
✅The bottle holds only a small amount.
💡'finitude' is an abstract quality, not a measurement; don't apply it to ordinary physical containers.
❌I have a finitude of patience today.
✅My patience is limited today.
💡'finitude' is not used with the indefinite article to mean 'a limited amount'; it names the abstract condition itself.