penultimate
词根词缀:
peneplain n. 准平原
pene〔 = pen〕近似,几乎 + plain 平原 → 准平原
peninsula n. 半岛
pen 近似,几乎 + insula 岛 → 近似岛 → 半岛
penultimate adj. 倒数第二的
pen 近似,几乎 + ultimate 最终 → 几乎是最后一个 → 倒数第二的
penumbra n. 半阴影
pen 近似,几乎 + umbra 影子 → 近似影子 → 半阴影
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After a few more housekeeping checks, the penultimate step is to call the module's exit function ( provided within the module itself).
在几个维护检查之后,倒数第二个步骤是调用模块的exit函数(模块内部自带)。
Climate Change during the Penultimate Interglacial in Luochuan Area
洛川地区倒数第二次间冰期气候变化研究
Beatification, which is bestowed only on the dead, is the penultimate step before sainthood.
受宣福,只能适用于死了的人,是封圣前的步骤。
This species differs from other members of the genus by the absence of anterior seta on penultimate segment of first legs in female.
这种裸腹溞和同属其它种类的主要区别在于雌性第一胸肢倒数第二节上不具前刺,而一般对裸腹溞属种的鉴定时并不解剖观察第一胸肢。
Permaculture was created through the synthesis of many design systems, with the emphasis on nature as the penultimate one.
以仿效大自然的设计为基础,朴门永续设计也融合了其他的设计系统。
The penultimate field contains the timestamp of the last modification.
倒数第二个字段包含最后一次修改的时间戳。