penultima
[pi'nʌltimə]
- n. 尾倒数第二音节；倒数第二个
英英释义
- 1. the next to last syllable in a word
英文词源
- penultima (n.)
- 1580s, from Latin penultima (syllaba), "the next to the last syllable of a word or verse," from fem. of Latin adjective penultimus "next-to-last," from paene "almost" + ultimus "final" (see ultimate).