proximate

• 指在空间、时间或关系上非常接近的；直接的、最接近的。也可指近似的。

Describes something that is very close in space, time, or relationship; immediate or nearest.

1. Immediate or nearest in a causal chainC1formal

   Referring to the closest or most direct cause or effect in a sequence, especially in a chain of events.

   直接的

   • The proximate cause of the accident was a mechanical failure.
   • Researchers focused on the proximate factors leading to the disease.
   • The proximate reason for the delay was a software glitch.

   同义词directimmediate

   反义词remoteultimate

2. Very close in space or timeC1formal

   Located or occurring very near in physical distance or time.

   接近的

   • The hotel is proximate to the main train station.
   • The event is proximate to the holiday season.
   • They live in a house proximate to the forest.

   同义词adjacentcloseimmediatenearnearbyneighboring

   反义词distantfarremote