英语词汇“proximate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	proximate
释义	prox·i·mate \ˈpräksəmə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare to come near, approach, from proximus, nearest, next, superl. of prope near — more at approach 1. a. : very near : immediately adjoining : close < singed … at the too proximate candle — J.W.Krutch > < a playwright so proximate to the century mark — Dan Laurence > b. : soon forthcoming : imminent, next < news of his proximate arrival > < the proximate possibility of space travel — Pius Walsh > < on Tuesday proximate — George Meredith > 2. : next immediately preceding or following (as in a chain of causes or effects) < an interest in proximate, rather than ultimate, goals — Reinhold Niebuhr > < the proximate cause of their disaster — Elmer Davis > < one of the proximate effects will be to increase consumer spending — James Tobin > — compare remote, ultimate 3. : nearly accurate or correct : approximate < make a proximate estimate > < a proximate graduation scale — H.J.Wegrocki > < the figures … give at least a proximate explanation of price behavior — James Tobin > 4. : determined by proximate analysis as opposed to ultimate analysis < proximate composition > 5. of a grammatical form : denoting the first of two third persons referred to in a context (as in the construction in some languages corresponding to “John caught sight of Albert and he [John] told him the news”) — compare obviative • prox·i·mate·ly adverb • prox·i·mate·ness noun -es
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