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一、maximum是什么意思

1、maximum 最大，最大量，最高限度

2、来自拉丁语magnus,大的，巨大的，词源同magnate,magnum.-im,最高级后缀，词源同ultimate,intimate.-um,中性格，词源同datum.即大的最高级中性名词，引申词义最大量，最高限度等。

二、maximum的用法

1、maximum

2、maximum: [18] Maximum was adopted, via French, from maximum, the neuter form of Latin maximus ‘largest’. This was the superlative of magnus ‘large’ (source of English magnitude, magnum, etc). From the same ultimate source comes maxim [15], which goes back via French maxime to Latin maxima. This was short for maxima prōpositio ‘largest proposition’, a term used in medieval philosophy for a ‘fundamental axiom’.=> magnitude, magnum, maxim

3、maximum (n.)

4、1740, from French maximum and directly from Latin maximum (plural maxima), neuter of maximus "greatest," which is superlative of magnus "great, large" (see magnum).

5、maximum (adj.)

6、1834, from maximum (n.).

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