noun🔗Share主位，近指。 A grammatical marker in the Algonquian (and some other) languages for a principal third person."In the Cree sentence, nīkān nipiy, "my mother is sleeping," the first instance of "mother" would be considered the proximate because it is the main third-person actor in the sentence. "在克里语句子 nīkān nipiy，“我的母亲在睡觉”中，“母亲”第一次出现的地方可以被认为是主位/近指，因为它在句中是主要的第三人称行为者。grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share接近的，邻近的 Close or closest; adjacent."The library is proximate to the school, only a block away. "图书馆离学校很近，只有一个街区之隔。positionplaceareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share紧接着的，紧随其后的 Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation."The proximate cause of the car accident was the driver's texting; the driver losing focus was the action immediately before the crash. "那起车祸的紧随其后的原因是司机发短信；司机注意力不集中是撞车前紧接着发生的行为。processphilosophysciencelogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share临近，即将发生。 About to take place; impending."With graduation proximate, the students are busy preparing for their final exams. "毕业临近，学生们正忙着准备期末考试。timefutureeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
