proximate

proximate
adjective
  1. (especially of a cause of something) closest in relationship; immediate
    最近的;紧接的
    ■closest in space or time
    (时间,空间)最近的
    the failure of the proximate military power to lend assistance.
    最靠近的军事力量未能施以援助。
  2. nearly accurate; approximate
    接近正确的,大约的
    he would try to change her speech into proximate ladylikeness.
    他尽力把她的话语变得比较接近贵妇人风范。
派生
proximately
adverb
proximation
noun
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from Latin proximatus 'drawn near', past participle of proximare, from proximus 'nearest'
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