proximate

adj.

（时间、顺序等方面）近邻的，最接近的；

proximate analysis工业分析；近似分析

proximate cause近因；直接原因

1. The proximate reason is that the latter matter far less than they used to.
   近似的解释是，高收入经济体的重要性已大不如前。
2. Indeed, one proximate cause of the crisis was a tapering-off of export growth.
   事实上，危机爆发的一个最直接的原因是这些国家的出口逐渐减少。

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