英语词汇“imminent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Something that is imminent is just about to happen: if you light a firecracker and then stick it down your pants, a very bad situation is imminent.

Imminent is from Latin imminere "to overhang," and to say that something is imminent is to say that it is hanging over you and about to fall, in a metaphorical way. If you take your mom’s car and drive it into the mailbox, getting grounded is imminent. You don’t want that hanging over your head!

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

eminent / imminent / immanent

No, it's not the name of the latest rapper from Detroit, but it could describe one — eminent describes anyone who's famous. Imminent refers to something about to happen. And anything immanent (with an "a" in there) is inherent, like that good attitude you were born with.

Someone who's eminent is totally rocking out. This eminent person is distinguished, grand, soaring high above the rest of us. In legalese, eminent domain is when the government takes over private property for public use. Here are examples of both:

"Johnson, Dr. Samuel: An eminent English essayist, poet, and lexicographer." (James Baldwin)

"Eminent domain laws generally allow for the confiscation of private property if taking it is judged to serve a larger public good." ( New York Times)

Imminent describes something that's about to happen, and it's not always good. It can be positive, like a talented musician's imminent rise to stardom, but it's often bad, like a sick person's imminent death, or a city's imminent bankruptcy:

"One official said that unless the city 'hit the jackpot,' bankruptcy was imminent." (New York Times)

"At one point, some 750,000 Somalis had faced imminent starvation." (Scientific American)

The less common word, immanent, often sneaks in where it doesn't belong. Immanent comes from the Latin immanens for "to remain in." It refers to a natural part of an organism or organization. When people talk about God as immanent, it means something closer to "omnipresent," as opposed to transcendent for "unknowable." It's a formal word, popular with philosophers and religious people:

"God is in all; He is over all; He is both immanent and transcendent. " (Kaufmann Kohler)

"But the naturalist sees the creative energy immanent in matter." (John Burroughs)

To keep them straight, remember that an eminent person is successful, like that rapper Eminem. Something imminent is going to happen in a minute. And immanent (with an "a") is all in your head.

WORD FAMILY

imminent: imminence, imminency, imminently, imminentness+/imminence: imminences/imminency: imminencies

USAGE EXAMPLES

Dahlin says the final stages of his three-week stint in a secret jail were among the hardest, even though he sensed his release was imminent.

The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)

He did not explicitly say a test was imminent.

Time(Jan 02, 2017)

An attorney for the homeowners says in a letter to the city manager that the community is “at imminent risk.”

Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016)

adj close in time; about to occur

in imminent danger

Syn

at hand, close at hand, impendent, impending
close

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

单词	imminent
释义	imminent (once / 744 pages) adj Something that is imminent is just about to happen: if you light a firecracker and then stick it down your pants, a very bad situation is imminent. Imminent is from Latin imminere "to overhang," and to say that something is imminent is to say that it is hanging over you and about to fall, in a metaphorical way. If you take your mom’s car and drive it into the mailbox, getting grounded is imminent. You don’t want that hanging over your head! CHOOSE YOUR WORDS eminent / imminent / immanent No, it's not the name of the latest rapper from Detroit, but it could describe one — eminent describes anyone who's famous. Imminent refers to something about to happen. And anything immanent (with an "a" in there) is inherent, like that good attitude you were born with. Someone who's eminent is totally rocking out. This eminent person is distinguished, grand, soaring high above the rest of us. In legalese, eminent domain is when the government takes over private property for public use. Here are examples of both: "Johnson, Dr. Samuel: An eminent English essayist, poet, and lexicographer." (James Baldwin) "Eminent domain laws generally allow for the confiscation of private property if taking it is judged to serve a larger public good." ( New York Times) Imminent describes something that's about to happen, and it's not always good. It can be positive, like a talented musician's imminent rise to stardom, but it's often bad, like a sick person's imminent death, or a city's imminent bankruptcy: "One official said that unless the city 'hit the jackpot,' bankruptcy was imminent." (New York Times) "At one point, some 750,000 Somalis had faced imminent starvation." (Scientific American) The less common word, immanent, often sneaks in where it doesn't belong. Immanent comes from the Latin immanens for "to remain in." It refers to a natural part of an organism or organization. When people talk about God as immanent, it means something closer to "omnipresent," as opposed to transcendent for "unknowable." It's a formal word, popular with philosophers and religious people: "God is in all; He is over all; He is both immanent and transcendent. " (Kaufmann Kohler) "But the naturalist sees the creative energy immanent in matter." (John Burroughs) To keep them straight, remember that an eminent person is successful, like that rapper Eminem. Something imminent is going to happen in a minute. And immanent (with an "a") is all in your head. WORD FAMILY imminent: imminence, imminency, imminently, imminentness+/imminence: imminences/imminency: imminencies USAGE EXAMPLES Dahlin says the final stages of his three-week stint in a secret jail were among the hardest, even though he sensed his release was imminent. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) He did not explicitly say a test was imminent. Time(Jan 02, 2017) An attorney for the homeowners says in a letter to the city manager that the community is “at imminent risk.” Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) adj close in time; about to occur in imminent danger Syn at hand, close at hand, impendent, impending close at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
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