proximate

CET-6 大学

a. 最近的, 将临的, 近似的 [医] 近接的, 邻近的

发音

UK /ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/
US /ˈpɹɑk.sə.mət/
US /ˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət/
AU /ˈpɹɔk.sɪ.mət/

词形变化

proximates 复数 proximates

别名

prox.

教材释义与例句

形容词

近似的；最近的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively salient referent in a given context from a relatively non-salient (obviative) one.

    语言学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Close or closest; adjacent.

  2. 2.

    Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.

    法律
  3. 3.

    About to take place; impending.

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 1

ultimate

近义相关 2

close immediate

相关短语

proximate cause proximate causes proximate principle proximate principles

词源

From Late Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare (“to draw near, approach”), from Latin proximus (“nearest”), superlative of prope (“near”).

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