penultimate
adj[attrib 作定语]
next to and before the last one; last but one 倒数第二的
the penultimate letter of a word 一词的倒数第二个字母
the penultimate day of the month 月底的前一日.
🗣️ 情景例句
Uh, why does he always have to slam the door?
唉 为什么他老是砰一声地关上门
Better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us.