at the end 跟 in the end不同處在哪裡?

Question

at the end & in the end.
what's different between them?
who can help me?
thank you very much!

Answer 1

In the end 和 At the end

in the end 和 at the end，其實不是可以随便互換的同義片語。
In the end 是個固定片語，後面不再接介詞，表示最後，終於”。
At the end 是指“在。。。。結束/終了时”，後面常接介詞 of。

例如：
In the end things will mend. 船到橋頭自然直。
At the end of the story the Whites found their lost son. 故事以懷特夫父找到走失的兒子而结束。