proximate

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/    美 /ˈpɹɑk.sə.mət/|/ˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət/|/ˈpɹɔk.sɪ.mət/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively salient referent in a given context from a relatively non-salient (obviative) one.
形容词 adj.
  1. Close or closest; adjacent. not-comparable
    — And writing a Theory of the Deluge here, as we do, we were to exhibit a Series of causes whereby it might be made intelligible, or to shew^([sic]) the proximate Natural Causes of it; […]
  2. Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation. not-comparable
  3. About to take place; impending. not-comparable

词形变化

proximates plural

词汇关系

近义词
nigh in the offing pending
反义词
distant far ultimate
衍生词
interproximate nonproximate proximate cause proximately proximateness proximate principle proximative

词源

词源 1
From Late Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare (“to draw near, approach”), from Latin proximus (“nearest”), superlative of prope (“near”).
词源 2
From Late Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare (“to draw near, approach”), from Latin proximus (“nearest”), superlative of prope (“near”).
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