"the last but two," 1730, from antepenult (n.), 1610s, abbreviation of Latin antepaenultima (syllaba), fem. of antepaenultimus, from ante "before" (see ante) + paenultima, from paen "almost" + ultima "last" (see ultimate).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. the antepenultimate item on the agenda
議程的倒數(shù)第三項(xiàng)
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. The main stress in'photography'falls on the antepenultimate syllable.