
adv.最后;終于
It was a long journey, but we eventually arrived. 旅程很長,但我們最后還是到達了。
She eventually got back the book she had lent him. 她終于收回了借給他的書。
eventually的意思是“終于,最后”,在句子中充當狀語,主要用來修飾動詞或動詞短語。
eventually沒有比較級和最高級形式。
eventually在句中一般置于所修飾的動詞之前,強調(diào)時也可置于句尾或句首。
在口語中, eventually可以用于對對方的問話作簡短的回答。