| 单词 | imminent |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['iminənt] |
| 解释 | a.即将发生的，逼近的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 即将发生的，逼近的( impending) 【记】 im(进入)+min(突出)+ ent→突进来→逼近的 【同】 同根词：eminent(出 众的)；prominent(杰 出的) 【例】 Black clouds usually mean rain is imminent. |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 迫近的(马上要发生的) = impending 【记】im进入, minent突出－突然进入－迫近的 【参】eminent(adj 显赫的; 优良的); prominent(adj 卓越的; 突出的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】im, in 进入 + minent 突出，马上就出现的；in minute 一分钟后就发生；in min 已经最小值了，到了临界了 【相关】eminent 著名的，显著的，imminent 即将发生的，临近的，prominent 突出的，卓越的 |
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