(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。
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
late 16th cent.: from Latin proximatus 'drawn near', past participle of proximare, from proximus 'nearest'