詞彙精選：eventually的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

adv.

終於，最後

例句：

When he eventually resigned, his relief was short-lived.

最終他辭職了，但並沒有解脫幾天。

例句：

Follow the footpath and you'll eventually hit the road.

沿這條小徑走終究會見到大路的。

二、詞義辨析：

at last,at length,eventually,finally,in the end,lastly

這些詞或詞組均含有“最後，終於”之意。at last多指經主觀努力，克服各種困難後才終於達到目的。at length強調經歷一段長時間後終於完成，側重在時間部分。eventually側重於動作或行爲的結果。finally常與at last換用，都可用於對往事的描述，但finally不帶感情色彩，指一系列事情的最後結局。in the end與at last同義，但in the end不僅可指“過去”還可表示對“未來”的預計。lastly指連續順序的最後，通常用在列舉事情的場合。

三、參考例句：

She eventually drifted into prostitution.

她最終淪落風塵。

He eventually became a tribune.

他最後成爲了一名保民官。

Caterpillars eventually matured into butterflies.

毛蟲最後長成蝴蝶。

Their efforts eventually bear fruit.

他們的努力終於有了成果。

Eventually the fire was under control.

火勢終於被控制住了。

We eventually arrived at our destination.

我們終於到達了目的地。

Eventually autonomous vehicles will allow “whistlecar” service.

最後智能車將會允許“無人駕駛汽車”服務

Eventually I decided to take this opportunity.

最後，我決定抓住這次機會。

They eventually came to the small town.

他們終於抵達那個小鎮。

He eventually constructed a huge business empire.

他最終構建了一個龐大的商業王國。