| 释义 |
[ pi-nuhl-tuh-mit ] / pɪˈnʌl tə mɪt /
adjectivenext to the last: the penultimate scene of the play. of or relating to a penult or the next to the last syllable in a word: In the word appropriate,-pri- is the penultimate syllable. Origin of penultimateFirst recorded in 1670–80; see origin at penult, ultimate WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH penultimatelast, penultimate , ultimateWords nearby penultimatepentylenetetrazol, pentyl group, penuche, penuchle, penult, penultimate, penumbra, penurious, penury, Penutian, Penza Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for penultimateBut then that big bang that ended the penultimate episode happened. Inside ‘Orange Is the New Black’ S2, Eps. 6-12: About That Shocking Incest Scene|Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST And on the penultimate episode of The Bachelor, Assistant District Attorney Andi became the second to reject him. Andi Wins ‘The Bachelor’ by Dumping Juan Pablo|Brandy Zadrozny|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Just look at the penultimate symbol of urban renaissance, Brooklyn. The Revolt Against Urban Gentry|Joel Kotkin|November 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST The penultimate band is $200,000 to $250,000, which is ten times as wide as the previous band. Department of Awful Statistics: Income Inequality Edition|Megan McArdle|February 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for penultimate
nounanything that is next to the last, esp a penult Word Origin for penultimateC17: from Latin paene almost + ultimate, on the model of Latin paenultimus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |