Immanent (inherent) *** & Imminent (impending)

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–adjective 

1. remaining within; indwelling; 

inherent. 

2. Philosophy. (of a mental act) taking place within the mind of the subject and having no effect outside of it. Compare transeunt.【哲】產生超於(本身) 心意以外之影響的

3. Theology. (神學) (of the Deity) indwelling the universe, time, etc. Compare transcendent (def. 3).【哲】超驗的



—Synonyms 

1. innate, inborn, intrinsic.

—Antonyms 

1. extrinsic, acquired, superimposed.【影】疊印





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eminent, immanent, imminent (adj.)   

 

Imminent and immanent are frequently homophones (both pronounced IM-uh-nent), and eminent usually differs only in its first vowel (EM-uh-nent), so at least in speech it is possible to confuse these words. 



Eminent means "prominent, standing out above others, distinguished": He is an eminent [composer] and [conductor].



Imminent means "impending, threatening, likely to occur at any moment,” as in It appears that a [real] downpour is imminent. 



Immanent is a relatively low frequency word, meaning "inherent, residing within, self-contained," as in 



These ideas are immanent [in] most Christian belief. 





　

For all of Assayas' impressive facility, 



the movie never transcends its hackneyed [scenario]. 



Seeking to [unearth] the profundities 

immanent [in] the mundane, 



Assayas' movie ends up evaporating from memory days after the fact -- like much of the drudgery of [everyday] life.



Ultimately, the movie comes to seem irritatingly mannered.