penultimate
Word family nounpenultadjectivepenultimate
pe·nul·ti·mate /peˈnʌltəmət, pə-/ adjectiveadj [only before noun] TMCLASTnot the last, but immediately before the last 倒数第二的 SYN last but one, → ultimate the penultimate chapter 倒数第二章
► see thesaurus at last RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say the next to last or, in British English, the last but one rather than use penultimate: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 the next to last, 或在英国英语中说 the last but one, 而不说 penultimate
the next to last chapter 倒数第二章
the last but one chapter 倒数第二章【英】
Origin penultimate (1600-1700) Latin paenultimus, from paene “almost” + ultimus “last”