imminent

英 [ˈɪm.ɪ.nənt]      美 [ˈɪm.ə.nənt]
  • adj. 即将来临的;迫近的
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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。
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。

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.
1. A sense of imminent doom was inescapable.
一种即将来临的毁灭感无可逃避。
2. the imminent threat of invasion
迫在眉睫的入侵威胁
3. The black clouds show that a storm is imminent.
乌云预示暴风雨即将来临.
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.
5. The country is in imminent danger.
国难当头.

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