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antepenultimate是什么意思

antepenultimate

英 [,æntɪpɪ'nʌltɪmət] 美 [,æntɪpɛn'ʌltɪmət]
  • adj. 倒数第三个的;倒数第三音节的

英文词源


antepenultimate (adj.)
"the last but two," 1730, from antepenult (n.), 1610s, abbreviation of Latin antepaenultima (syllaba), fem. of antepaenultimus, from ante "before" (see ante) + paenultima, from paen "almost" + ultima "last" (see ultimate).

双语例句


1. the antepenultimate item on the agenda
议程的倒数第三项

来自《权威词典》

2. The main stress in'photography'falls on the antepenultimate syllable.
photography 一字的主重音在倒数第三个音节上.

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