proximate
英 ['prɒksɪmət]
美['prɑksəmət]
	    - adj. 近似的;最近的
 
英英释意
- 1. closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects;
 - "news of his proximate arrival"
 - "interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals"
 
- 2. very close in space or time;
 - "proximate words"
 - "proximate houses"