proximate

形容词 proximate:

1. closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
2. very close in space or time

prox.i.mate

adj.（形容词）
Closely related in space, time, or order; very near.See Synonyms at close
紧接的：在空间、时间或次序上紧密联结的；非常接近的参见 close
Approximate.
近似的

来源：
Latin proxim3tus [past participle of] proxim3re [to come near]
拉丁语 proxim3tus [] proxim3re的过去分词 [接近]
from proximus [nearest] * see per
源自 proximus [最近的] *参见 per

【引伸】
prox.imately
adv.（副词）
prox.imateness
n.（名词）