hello单词趣味速记(每日单词imminent)
imminent /ˈɪmɪnənt/
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外刊例句
If the recent dip in the star's brightness is not a signal of imminentcatastrophe, it could have a number of other explanations.
如果最近恒星亮度的下降不是灾难即将来临的信号,它可能有许多其他的解释。
——《经济学人》
基本释义
imminent:If you say that something is imminent, especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon.
adj. 即将发生的;即将来临的
追根溯源
单词imminent里的词根min来自拉丁语minere,表示“伸出;突出”,所以,在英语里包含min的单词,多与此相关:
eminent adj 杰出的;突出的
prominent adj. 突出的;显著的
preeminent adj. 卓越的;杰出的
影视例句
在美剧《马男波杰克》中,Carolyn和Alan夜闯美术馆,在他们的对话中,就用到了今天的单词:Alan: Why do you all keep saying that? Why can't we all assume we're gonna make it out alive and go from there?Carolyn: Alan, we've got enough problems without worrying about your imminent death. Can't we just all shut up and do this? Why does everything have to be a big, complicated mess?-你们干嘛总是这么说?为什么就不能假设我们都能活着出去呢?这样多好?
-艾伦,我们的麻烦够多了,没空担心你即将到来的死亡。能不能把嘴闭上,赶紧搞定?为啥一定要把事情搞得这么复杂呢?
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