penult

n. 语尾倒数第二音节, 倒数第二个

异体字:penultima 

pe.nult

n.（名词）
The next to the last item in a series.
倒数第二的：一个系列中最后一项的上一项
Linguistics The next to the last syllable in a word.
【语言学】 词中倒数第二音节的

来源：
Short for penultima
penultima的简写
from Latin paenultima [feminine of] paenultimus [next to last]
源自 拉丁语 paenultima [] paenultimus的阴性词 [最后一个的前一个]
paene [almost]
paene [几乎]
ultimus [last] * see ultimate
ultimus [最后] *参见 ultimate