| 单词 | penultimate |
| 释义 | penultimateWord family nounpenultadjectivepenultimate Chronology pe·nul·ti·mate /peˈnʌltəmət, pə-/ adjectiveadj [only before noun] TMCLASTnot the last, but immediately before the last 倒数第二的 SYN last but one, → ultimate the penultimate chapter ► see thesaurus at last 倒数第二章 Register In everyday English, people usually say the next to last or, in British English, the last but one rather than use penultimate: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 the next to last, 或在英国英语中说 the last but one, 而不说 penultimate the next to last chapter 倒数第二章 the last but one chapter 倒数第二章【英】 Examples from the Corpus penultimate• It was the penultimate act before war.• Alan Aldridge's chestnut quickened well approaching the penultimate and was in no danger from then on.• The penultimate column gives the current memory requirements, which are twice what is necessary.• The kids ruled Monday night, the sixth and penultimate day of racing.• We booked a moped for the penultimate day of the holiday.• His horse slipped and fell at the penultimate fence.• the penultimate game of the season• It took us five hours to reach the penultimate peak.• Eric scored a timely win in the penultimate round of the Formula 1 championship.• Beatification is the penultimate step before canonisation.• These trials are actually the penultimate step toward choosing the Olympic team for this summer's games.• This all happened just before Easter, at the end of my penultimate term at Sussex.• Particularly impressive is the horn section on the penultimate track, 'Just Jivin' Around'. (1600-1700) Latin paenultimus, from paene “almost” + ultimus “last” |
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