imminent

英 ['ɪmɪnənt]美 ['ɪmɪnənt]

adj. 即将来临的；迫近的

助记提示

1. im- "into, in, on, upon" + min- "jut, jut out, project" + -ent.
2. => overhang, impend.
3. => 引申义、比喻义：be near, be at hand.
4. 该词的含义及其含义变迁及其构词原理和 impend 类似，可以说是基本相同。

中文词源

imminent 临近的

im-,进入，使，-min,逼迫，突出，词源同mount,eminent.引申词义迫近的，临近的。

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. A sense of imminent doom was inescapable.

一种即将来临的毁灭感无可逃避。

来自柯林斯例句

2. the imminent threat of invasion

迫在眉睫的入侵威胁

来自《权威词典》

3. The black clouds show that a storm is imminent.

乌云预示暴风雨即将来临.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Black clouds, thunder and lightning show that a storm is imminent.

乌云 、 雷、电表明一场风暴已迫在眉睫.

来自《用法词典》

5. The country is in imminent danger.

国难当头.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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