Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2427
maximum
/ˈmæksɪməm/
adjective
最高的；最大限度的
greatest or highest possible; as much as is allowed
- 1.
To the highest degree.
最高程度地
最高程度地；最高的；最大的；最大极限的；[计] 最大值
In use
The maximum speed on this highway is 120 kilometers per hour.
You can carry a maximum of 20 kilograms of luggage on the flight.
She always puts in maximum effort when preparing for exams.
Connections
Collocations
- maximum capacity
- 最大容量；最大载客量
- The elevator has a maximum capacity of eight people.这部电梯的最大载客量为八人。
- maximum speed
- 最高速度
- The car can reach a maximum speed of 200 km/h.这辆车能达到最高时速200公里。
- maximum security
- 最高安全级别的；戒备最森严的
- The dangerous criminal was sent to a maximum security prison.这名危险的罪犯被送往戒备最森严的监狱。
- maximum effort
- 最大努力
- We need to make a maximum effort to finish the project on time.我们需要尽最大努力按时完成这个项目。
- maximum impact
- 最大影响；最大效果
- The advertisement was designed to have maximum impact.这则广告旨在产生最大的效果。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想游戏里的“MAX”标志，代表满格、封顶，maximum就是最高的程度。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：正式文件、技术手册、日常交流 maximum 作形容词时通常表示“最大的；最大限度的”，多用于正式或技术性说明，日常口语中也会用，但整体语气比较正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word fully rhymes with /ˈmæksɪməm/. Minimum /ˈmɪnɪməm/ and optimum /ˈɒptɪməm/ share the spelling -imum and the final /əm/, but their stressed vowels differ, so they are not true rhymes. Maxim /ˈmæksɪm/ and max /mæks/ resemble the beginning of maximum but sound different at the end.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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