imminence

IPA/ˈɪmɪnəns/
KK[ˈɪmənəns]IPA/ˈɪmɪnəns/

imminence — 名詞

1. the condition of being about to take place or occur at any moment, especially wh

1.名詞C1
釋義

迫近；逼近

即將發生或來臨的狀態

the condition of being about to take place or occur at any moment, especially when the event feels pressing or unavoidable.

例句

The imminence of the storm sent everyone in the village running for shelter.

暴風雨即將來臨，村子裡每個人都跑去尋找避難處。

collocation: imminence of the storm

Dr. Okafor studied the X-ray, fully aware of the imminence of the patient's surgery.

Okafor 醫師仔細檢視 X 光片，深知病人的手術迫在眉睫。

collocation: imminence of the surgery — formal medical context

同義詞
  • impendingness

    a rare, more abstract synonym; sounds stilted in everyday use

  • proximity

    suggests nearness in time or space but does not carry the same sense of pressing urgency; e.g. 'the proximity of the deadline' is less dramatic than 'imminence'

  • immediacy

    focuses on the feeling that something demands instant attention rather than that an event is about to happen; e.g. 'the immediacy of the problem'

反義詞
  • remoteness

    the quality of being far off in time or unlikely to happen soon

文法句型

imminence + of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Uncountable noun; almost always used with the definite article 'the' followed by 'of' (the imminence of something). Common in formal writing, news reports, and medical or business contexts where urgency is being emphasised.

常見錯誤

❌The imminence of the storm are frightening.
✅The imminence of the storm is frightening.
💡imminence is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
❌There is an imminence that the meeting will start.
✅The imminence of the meeting start made everyone sit down.
💡imminence is not used with a that-clause; use 'imminence of + noun' instead.