imminent
英 ['ɪmɪnənt]
美 ['ɪmɪnənt]
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》