proximate
proximate 英 [ˈprɒksɪmət] 美 [ˈprɑksɪmət]
adj. 近似的；最近的
Proximate freedom is enough. 近似自由就足够了.
The proximate cause is the recession. 收归国有的近因是经济衰退。
- Proximate things are either nearby or close in time. The proximate arrival of a new grandchild means your grandma had better finish knitting those booties. A Rube Goldberg machine is like a giant chain of proximate causes – one action causes another.
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- adj. 近似的；最近的
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1. Proximate freedom is enough.
近似自由就足够了.
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2. The proximate cause is the recession.
收归国有的近因是经济衰退。
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3. In nearly every startup that fails, the proximate cause is running out of money.
几乎每场失败的创业都是直接因为资金断档造成的。
- proximate (adj.) "neighboring," 1590s (implied in proximately), from Late Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare "to draw near," from proximus "nearest, next; most direct; adjoining," figuratively "latest, most recent; next, following; most faithful," superlative of prope "near" (see propinquity).
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