imminence / ˈɪm ə nəns /

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imminence 的定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. Also im·mi·nen·cy. the state or condition of being imminent or impending: the imminence of war.
  2. something that is imminent, especially an impending evil or danger.

imminence 近义词

n. 名词 noun

approach

更多imminence例句

  1. In music, a sense of imminence gives us some purchase on that temporal forward motion that we can’t control.
  2. While these models may be useful for governments and policymakers to watch out for signs of rising Covid-19 infections—and escalate healthcare systems accordingly—its imminence has taken away the focus from India’s ongoing second wave.
  3. She is baffled, for instance, by the fact that most humans seem to ignore the imminence of death and the strange beauty of life.
  4. Koh developed a theory of "elongated imminence," which he likened to "battered spouse syndrome."
  5. The settlement no doubt was influenced by the imminence of a large expansion of policy—the ill-starred Irish expedition.
  6. He seemed suddenly recalled to himself—to the imminence of some crisis dominating his freedom of decision.
  7. The services of John Clarke must be estimated by the imminence of the danger, and his skill by the difficulty of the negotiation.
  8. Weary as she was, the imminence of disaster at first fascinated—then enthralled her.
  9. Their organization is usually quite informal and is determined by the nature and imminence of its conflicts with other groups.