单词	penultimate
释义	penultimatepe‧nul‧ti‧mate /peˈnʌltəmət, pə-/ adjective [only before noun] Word Origin WORD ORIGINpenultimate Origin: 1600-1700 Latin paenultimus, from paene ‘almost’ + ultimus ‘last’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Eric scored a timely win in the penultimate round of the Formula 1 championship. His horse slipped and fell at the penultimate fence. Particularly impressive is the horn section on the penultimate track, 'Just Jivin' Around'. the penultimate game of the season These trials are actually the penultimate step toward choosing the Olympic team for this summer's games. We booked a moped for the penultimate day of the holiday. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Alan Aldridge's chestnut quickened well approaching the penultimate and was in no danger from then on. Beatification is the penultimate step before canonisation. It took us five hours to reach the penultimate peak. It was the penultimate act before war. The penultimate column gives the current memory requirements, which are twice what is necessary. The kids ruled Monday night, the sixth and penultimate day of racing. This all happened just before Easter, at the end of my penultimate term at Sussex. Thesaurus THESAURUSthe one that comes at the end► last [only before noun] happening or existing at the end, with no others after: · What time does the last train leave?· Our house is the last one on the right. ► final [only before noun] last in a series of actions, events, parts of a story etc: · It’s the final game of the championship tomorrow.· the final scene of the film ► closing [only before noun] used about the last part of a long period of time, or of an event, book etc that has been exciting or interesting: · the closing years of the twentieth century· Barnes scored the winning goal in the closing minutes of the game. ► concluding [only before noun] used about the last part of a piece of writing, a speech, or an organized event, that ends it in a definite way: · the concluding section of the report· the judge’s concluding remarks ► penultimate [only before noun] the one before the last one: · the penultimate chapter Longman Language Activatorthe one just before the last one► next to last/second to last coming just before the last one in a series, list, line etc: · I've nearly finished this test. I'm on the next to last question.· "How much have you read?" "I'm on the second to last chapter."· It wasn't until the next to last day of the vacation that she dared to go to the beach. ► the last but one British the one just before the last one: · She had several husbands. Garry Burton, the last but one, was a real alcoholic.· He and his family escaped on the last but one ship to leave Hamburg.· There's a long row of houses and I live in the last but one. ► penultimate especially British, formal coming just before the last one: · We booked a moped for the penultimate day of the holiday.· Particularly impressive is the horn section on the penultimate track, 'Just Jivin' Around'.penultimate stage/step: · These trials are actually the penultimate step toward choosing the Olympic team for this summer's games.penultimate game/round/lap etc: · Eric scored a timely win in the penultimate round of the Formula 1 championship.· His horse slipped and fell at the penultimate fence. WORD SETS► Chronology AD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun not the last, but immediately before the last SYN  last but one → ultimate:  the penultimate chapter► see thesaurus at lastRegisterIn everyday English, people usually say the next to last or, in British English, the last but one rather than use penultimate:· the next to last chapter· the last but one chapter
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