imminent
英['?m?n?nt]
美['?m?n?nt]
- adj. 即將來臨的；迫近的
詞態變化
副詞:?imminently;名詞:?imminence;
助記提示
1. im- "into, in, on, upon" + min- "jut, jut out, project" + -ent.
2. => overhang, impend.
3. => 引申義、比喻義：be near, be at hand.
4. 該詞的含義及其含義變遷及其構詞原理和 impend 類似，可以說是基本相同。
中文詞源
imminent 臨近的
im-,進入，使，-min,逼迫，突出，詞源同mount,eminent.引申詞義迫近的，臨近的。
英文詞源
- imminent
- imminent: see prominent
- imminent (adj.)
- 1520s, from Middle French imminent (14c.) and directly from Latin imminentem (nominative imminens), present participle of imminere "to overhang; impend, be near, be at hand," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + minere "jut out," related to mons "hill" (see mount (n.)). Related: Imminently.
雙語例句
- 1. A sense of imminent doom was inescapable.
- 一種即將來臨的毀滅感無可逃避。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the imminent threat of invasion
- 迫在眉睫的入侵威脅
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. The black clouds show that a storm is imminent.
- 烏云預示暴風雨即將來臨.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Black clouds, thunder and lightning show that a storm is imminent.
- 烏云 、 雷、電表明一場風暴已迫在眉睫.
來自《用法詞典》
- 5. The country is in imminent danger.
- 國難當頭.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》