next-to-last
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The term 'next-to-last' combines the words 'next' and 'last', indicating the item or person immediately preceding the final one.
مثال
- The next-to-last chapter of the book reveals a major plot twist.
- She finished in the next-to-last place in the race.
- The next-to-last song of the concert was the audience's favorite.
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- next to the last “the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter” “the figures in the next-to-last column”
- used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college “the junior class” “a third-year student”