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单词 penultimate
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penultimate

(penʌltɪmət)
adjective
The penultimate thing in a series of things is the last but one.
[formal]
...on the penultimate day of the Asian Games.
...in the penultimate chapter.

penultimate in British English

(pɪˈnʌltɪmɪt)
adjective
1. 
next to the last
noun
2. 
anything that is next to the last, esp a penult
Word origin
C17: from Latin paene almost + ultimate, on the model of Latin paenultimus

penultimate in American English

(pɪˈnʌltəmət)
adjective
1. 
next to the last
2. 
of the penult
noun
3. 
penult
Derived forms
penultimately (peˈnultimately)
adverb
Word origin
< penult, after ultimate

Examples of 'penultimate' in a sentence
penultimate

The vanilla room was locked when I got there at 10.55 a. m. on June 22 for my penultimate Spanish class of the summer term.
David Cavanagh MUSIC FOR BOYS (2003)
His successor was chosen at the penultimate meeting of the council.
Hocke, Martin THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN (2003)
Cadmus studied it for more than a little time; especially the penultimate paragraph.
Clive Barker GALILEE (2003)
They would all come, and relatively soon; they would all be present to witness the penultimate scene.
Stephanie Laurens THE PERFECT LOVER (2003)

In other languages
penultimate

British English: penultimate /pɪˈnʌltɪmɪt/ ADJECTIVE
The penultimate thing in a series is the one before the last.
...on the penultimate day of the games.
  • American English: penultimate
  • Arabic: قبل اللأخير
  • Brazilian Portuguese: penúltimo
  • Chinese: 倒数第二的
  • Croatian: pretposljednji
  • Czech: předposlední
  • Danish: næstsidst
  • Dutch: voorlaatst
  • European Spanish: penúltimo
  • Finnish: toiseksi viimeinen
  • French: avant-dernier
  • German: vorletzter
  • Greek: προτελευταίος
  • Italian: penultimo
  • Japanese: 終わりから2番目の
  • Korean: 어미에서 두 번째(음절)의
  • Norwegian: nest sist
  • Polish: przedostatni
  • European Portuguese: penúltimo
  • Romanian: penultim
  • Russian: предпоследний
  • Latin American Spanish: penúltimo
  • Swedish: näst sista
  • Thai: ที่สองจากที่สุดท้าย
  • Turkish: sondan bir önceki
  • Ukrainian: передостанній
  • Vietnamese: áp chót

Chinese translation of 'penultimate'

penultimate

(pɛˈnʌltɪmət)

adj

  1. [paragraph, day] 倒数(數)第二的 (dàoshǔ dì'èr de)
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