penultimate
n.倒数第二音节 adj.语尾倒数第二个的,倒数第二音节的
难易程度:
penultimate为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
副词:penultimately
词根
ultim＝last（最后的）
近义词, 同义词
penultimate
/pe'nʌltɪmət; pɪ`nʌltəmɪt/
adj [attrib 作定语] next to and before the last one; last but one 倒数第二的
*the penultimate letter of a word 一词的倒数第二个字母
* the penultimate day of the month 月底的前一日.
adj [attrib 作定语] next to and before the last one; last but one 倒数第二的
*the penultimate letter of a word 一词的倒数第二个字母
* the penultimate day of the month 月底的前一日.
penultimate
adj [only before noun]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: paenultimus, from paene 'almost' + ultimus 'last']
not the last, but immediately before the last
= last but one
→ultimate
the penultimate chapter
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: paenultimus, from paene 'almost' + ultimus 'last']
not the last, but immediately before the last
= last but one
→ultimate
the penultimate chapter
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