bottommost
bottommost — 形容詞
- bottommostpositive
- more bottommostcomparative
- most bottommostsuperlative
1. lower or deeper than anything else; sitting right at the base of a group or spac
最底層的
位置在一組或空間最下方的
lower or deeper than anything else; sitting right at the base of a group or space
Brandon stored the heavy tools on the bottommost shelf of the cabinet.
Brandon 把笨重的工具放在櫃子最底層的架子上。
bottommost + noun (attributive position)
Divers reached the bottommost part of the lake, where the water turned icy cold.
潛水員抵達湖泊最底部，那裡的水冰冷刺骨。
On the bookcase, the bottommost row held the oldest and dustiest books.
書櫃最底層的那一排放著最舊、灰塵最多的書。
The bottommost branch of the old oak almost touched the muddy ground.
那棵老橡樹最低的枝條幾乎碰到泥濘的地面。
文法句型
bottommost + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun (attributive). Subject describes a physical layer, shelf, branch, or level in a stack.
常見錯誤
2. coming after every other one in a list, ranking, or sequence
最末位的
在排名或順序中排在最後的
coming after every other one in a list, ranking, or sequence
Otis finished in the bottommost place on the league table that wet season.
那個多雨的球季，Otis 在聯賽積分榜上排到最末位。
bottommost = last in a ranking
The bottommost name on the waiting list waited two years for a flat.
等候名單上排在最後一位的人，等了兩年才拿到房子。
Putri scored in the bottommost rank, far behind her three classmates.
Putri 考了最後一名，遠遠落後她的三位同學。
Their team slipped to the bottommost spot after losing five games.
輸了五場比賽後，他們的隊伍掉到了最後一名。
- topmost
first or highest in the same ranking
文法句型
bottommost + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this names the last position in an order or ranking, not a physical layer. Common with 'place', 'rank', 'spot'.
3. forming the deepest cause or starting point that everything else is built upon
最根本的
作為一切基礎的最深層原因
forming the deepest cause or starting point that everything else is built upon
Élise traced the quarrel back to its bottommost cause: a broken promise from years before.
Élise 把這場爭吵追溯到最根本的原因：多年前一個被打破的承諾。
bottommost = most fundamental or root
Trust is the bottommost layer on which any lasting friendship is built.
信任是任何長久友誼賴以建立的最底層基礎。
Mauricio believed honesty was the bottommost value guiding every choice he made.
Mauricio 相信誠實是指引他每個選擇的最根本價值。
The bottommost reason for the failure was a simple lack of money.
這次失敗最根本的原因，就是單純缺錢。
- fundamental
more common adjective for the most basic level
- underlying
for a hidden cause beneath the surface
文法句型
bottommost + noun
用法筆記
Figurative use of the 'bottom' idea: the deepest, most basic level of a cause, value, or principle. Pairs with abstract nouns like 'cause', 'reason', 'value'.