ending

Compared meaning: the final part of something (noun).

比较义项：某事物的结尾、结束部分（名词）。

• ending 本词

  "Ending" is the everyday word for how a story, film, or book finishes, especially its emotional outcome; it is rarely used for meetings, trading, or formal events.

  “ending”是日常用词，指故事、电影或书籍的结尾方式，尤其是其情感结局；很少用于会议、交易或正式场合。

  The film's ending surprised everyone in the theater.

  这部电影的结局让影院里的每个人都感到意外。

• close

  "Close" is a formal noun for the end of an event, period, or process, common in set phrases like "the close of trading" or "the close of day"; it sounds odd for a story's ending.

  “close”是正式名词，指某个事件、时段或过程的结束，常见于“the close of trading”（交易的收盘）或“the close of day”（一天的结束）等固定搭配；用来形容故事的结局会显得很奇怪。

  Trading remained flat until the close of the market.

  交易一直平稳，直到收盘时才有变化。

• conclusion

  "Conclusion" refers to the final part of a speech, essay, or argument that sums up the main point; it belongs to formal or academic writing, not casual stories or events.

  “conclusion”指演讲、文章或论证中总结要点的结尾部分，属于正式或学术写作用语，不用于日常故事或事件。

  In his conclusion, the professor summarized the argument's main points.

  在结论部分，教授总结了这个论证的主要观点。

• end

  "End" is the most general, everyday word for the last part or point of anything, physical or abstract; it can substitute for the other three in casual speech.

  “end”是最通用、最日常的词，可以指任何事物（无论具体还是抽象）的最后部分或终点；在口语中常常可以替代其余三个词。

  We finally reached the end of the long hiking trail.

  我们终于走到了那条长长徒步小径的尽头。

Ending, close, conclusion, and end all mean the final part of something. Ending suits stories or films. Close is formal, for meetings or trading. Conclusion is the final part of a speech. End is the general, everyday word. Their other senses are not compared.

这四个词都可以表示“结尾、结束”，但语域和搭配不同——ending 多指故事、电影等的结局，close 是正式用词，常用于会议、交易日等场合的“结束”，conclusion 指文章、演讲或论证的结尾部分，end 则是最通用、最常见的说法，几乎可以替代其余三者。这里不比较 close 作动词“关闭”（如 close the door）、end 作动词“结束”以及 conclusion 表示“（推理得出的）结论”的用法。