单词 | maximum |
释义 | adjective | noun maximummaximum1 /ˈmæksəməm/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL adjective [only before noun] the maximum amount, quantity, speed, etc. is the largest that is possible or allowed OPP minimum: The car has a maximum speed of 120 mph. Let’s try to make maximum use of this opportunity.maximum amount/number etc. You should save the maximum amount allowed in your retirement account.maximum fine/penalty/sentence/punishment etc. a felony that carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison She was posed and photographed for maximum effect.—maximum adverb adjective | noun maximummaximum2 ●●● S3 W3 AWL noun 1[countable usually singular] the largest number or amount that is possible or is allowed: maximum of He’s facing a maximum of ten years in prison. It’ll take 45 minutes – that’s the maximum. You can take up to a maximum of five capsules daily.2[countable] (plural maxima) math, algebra the greatest value of a particular function, either for a part of the domain (=a local maximum) or over the whole domain of the function (=the global maximum) [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin maximus greatest, from magnus great] |
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