プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
すえ【末】
❶〔端,終わり〕 ((at)) the end ⇒はし(端)
9月の末に
at the end of September
❷〔あげく〕
はげしい議論の末,ようやく結論を出した
They reached a conclusion at last after a heated discussion.
口論の末取っ組み合いになった
The quarrel ended in a scuffle.
❸〔将来〕the future
お宅のお嬢さんは本当に末が楽しみですね
You must be looking forward to seeing what your daughter accomplishes in the future.
末はりっぱな医者になるだろう
He shows promise of becoming a great doctor.
❹〔末っ子〕
これが末の息子です
This is my youngest son.
❺〔末世〕
世も末だ
What is the world coming to?/We are indeed living in a degenerate age.
福祉予算が削られるようでは世も末だ
It is a poor state of affairs when the welfare budget can be cut.
❻〔重要でないこと〕
そんな問題は末の末だ
That is a peripheral matter./That hardly matters at all.