- to go to the bottom of a matter
- after all
- when all is said and done
- (in an interrogative sentence) finally
- outcome
- result
Characters
- 究 (究): after all; to investigate; to study carefully; Taiwan pr. [jiu4]
- 竟 (竟): unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed
Resources
- Wiktionary: 究竟
- MDBG: 究竟
- Examples with 究竟 on Tatoeba
Examples
“但请告诉我们,您究竟为了什么杀了他?” “是为了爱情。”
那裡究竟發生了什麼事?
那么好的人究竟在何处能找到?
这个系统究竟发生了什么故障?
人获得自由,究竟意味着什么?难道就是从一个牢笼里巧妙地逃出来,其实只是置身于另一个更大的牢笼。