finite
adjective uk/ˈfaɪ.naɪt/ us/ˈfaɪ.naɪt/
(LIMITED)
C2 有限的;有限制的;有尽的
having a limit or end
The funds available for the health service are finite and we cannot afford to waste money. 用于公共医疗卫生事业的资金是有限的,我们浪费不起。
We only have a finite amount of time to complete this task - we can't continue indefinitely. 我们完成这项任务的时间是有限的,不能无限期地做下去。
(GRAMMAR)
language specialized(动词的形式)限定的
in a form that shows the tense and subject of a verb, rather than the infinitive form or a participle
In the following sentence "go" is finite: "I often go to the cinema." 在句子 I often go to the cinema 中,go 是限定动词。