penultimate是什么意思？

penultimate

英[penˈʌltɪmət] 美[pɪˈnʌltəmɪt]

• adj. 倒数第二的，倒数第二音节的；
• n. 倒数第二，倒数第二音节；

例句

• Italian words usually have the main stress on the penultimate syllable in the word. 意大利语单词的主重音通常在倒数第二个音节上。
• Y is the penultimate letter of the alphabet. Y是字母表中倒数第二个字母。
• Equipment problems penultimate space walk to repair the aging Hubble telescope. 太空行走修复老化哈勃望远镜的仪器问题.
• Beatification, which is bestowed only on the dead, is the penultimate step before sainthood. 受宣福, 只能适用于死了的人, 是封圣前的步骤.
• ...in the penultimate chapter. 在倒数第二章中
• ...on the penultimate day of the Asian Games. 在亚运会结束的倒数第二天

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  倒数第二的
  The penultimate thing in a series of things is the last but one.
  例句
  ...on the penultimate day of the Asian Games. 在亚运会结束的倒数第二天 ...in the penultimate chapter. 在倒数第二章中

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  倒数第二的
  Y is the penultimate letter of the alphabet. Y是字母表中倒数第二个字母。 Italian words usually have the main stress on the penultimate syllable in the word. 意大利语单词的主重音通常在倒数第二个音节上。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the next to last syllable in a word
• Adjective
  1. next to the last;
  "the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter""the figures in the next-to-last column"