immediately

英語

詞源

源自中古英語 immediatly，等價於immediate +‎ -ly。

發音

• 國際音標^(幫助): /ɪˈmiːdi.ətli/, /əˈmiːdi.ətli/
• (口語) 國際音標^(幫助): /ɪˈmiːdʒətli/, /əˈmiːdʒətli/

• 音頻 (美國)：

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• 斷字：im‧me‧di‧ate‧ly, im‧me‧diate‧ly

副詞

immediately (不可比)

1. 立即，立刻，馬上

   I hope we can begin immediately.

   我希望我們可以立刻開始。

   • 1967，Barbara Sleigh，Jessamy，Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, 出版於 1993, →ISBN，頁 96:

     His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

   • 2011年11月12日，「International friendly: England 1-0 Spain」, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Spain failed to move through the gears despite exerting control for lengthy spells and a measure of perspective must be applied immediately to the outcome.

     儘管西班牙隊長時間控制着比賽，但他們仍未能取得進展，因此必須立即對比賽結果進行客觀評估。

2. 直接地
   • 1951 June，「British Railways Standard Class "5" 4-6-0 Locomotives」, in Railway Magazine，頁 399:

     A tri-tone chime whistle, operated from the cab by a flexible cable passing down the right hand handrail, is mounted on the top of the smokebox immediately behind the chimney.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

同義詞

• forthwith, now, right away, straightaway, tout de suite; 參見Thesaurus:immediately

連詞

immediately

1. 一…就…
   • 1924 (compiled and published posthumously), Oswald Chambers, "The Witness of the Spirit" (reading for Oct. 22), My Utmost for His Highest:

     Immediately you transact on the Redemption and stop the impertinence of debate, God gives you the witness.

同義詞

• as soon as
• directly after, immediately after, right after