"at long last" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 终于
• 最终

Definition

用在经历长时间等待后事情终于发生时，通常带有如释重负或满意的心情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

正式且带有戏剧色彩的表达，通常放在句首，比“终于”更强调感情。常用于期待已久的重大事件，而不是日常小事。

Examples

At long last, the bus arrived.

**终于**，公交车来了。

At long last, the rain stopped.

**终于**，雨停了。

At long last, we finished the project.

**终于**，我们完成了这个项目。

At long last, I can relax after a busy week.

**终于**，忙碌了一周之后我可以放松了。

At long last, their hard work paid off and they won the competition.

**终于**，他们的努力得到了回报，赢得了比赛。

At long last, after years abroad, she returned home.

**终于**，在国外多年后，她回到了家里。