terminus

終点、終着駅

物事の終わる地点。特にバスや鉄道の路線の最後の停車場所。

やさしい英語で： The final point of something, especially the last stop on a bus or train route.

• We got off at the terminus.
• The bus reached its terminus at noon.
• The harbour marked the terminus of their journey.

使い方： the terminus of something (This station is the terminus of the line.)

類義語： end point, terminal

よく使う表現： bus terminus, railway terminus, terminus of something, southern terminus

境界、境界標

土地の境界、またはそれを示す柱や石。

やさしい英語で： A boundary between areas of land, or a post or stone that marks it.

• A stone terminus marked the boundary.
• The surveyor found an old terminus beside the field.
• Neither owner was allowed to move the terminus.

類義語： boundary, boundary marker

よく使う表現： stone terminus, ancient terminus, boundary terminus