late 14c., "a barrier, a fence," from Old French closure "enclosure; that which encloses, fastening, hedge, wall, fence," also closture "barrier, division; enclosure, hedge, fence, wall" (12c., Modern French cl?ture), from Late Latin clausura "lock, fortress, a closing" (source of Italian chiusura), from past participle stem of Latin claudere "to close" (see close (v.)). Sense of "act of closing, bringing to a close" is from early 15c. In legislation, especially "closing or stopping of debate." Sense of "tendency to create ordered and satisfying wholes" is 1924, from Gestalt psychology.
雙語例句
1. I asked McKeown if the reunion was meant to achieve closure.
我問麥基翁重聚是不是為了尋求解脫。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The RSC was calling a press conference to announce the theatre's closure.
皇家莎士比亞劇團(tuán)要召開新聞發(fā)布會(huì)，宣布劇院關(guān)閉。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The closure of the project is bad news for her staff.
項(xiàng)目終止對(duì)她的雇員來說是一個(gè)不幸的消息。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Labour quickly moved a closure motion to end the debate.