immediate
/ɪˈmiːdɪət/adjective
1
- occurring or done at once; instant立即的, 即刻的, 即时的:
the authorities took no immediate action
当局没有采取立即行动
the book's success was immediate.
这本书立即获得了成功。
1.1
- relating to or existing at the present time目前的, 当前的:
the immediate concern was how to avoid taxes.
当务之急是如何避免税务。
2
- nearest in time, relationship, or rank(时间)最近的, (关系)最亲的, (地位)最接近的:
a funeral with only the immediate family in attendance.
只有直系亲属出席的葬礼。
2.1
- nearest or next to in space紧挨的, 邻近的:
roads in the immediate vicinity of the port.
港口的邻近道路。
2.2
- (of a relation or action) without an intervening medium or agency; direct(关系, 行动)直接的:
coronary thrombosis was the immediate cause of death.
冠状动脉血栓是死亡的直接原因。
3
- Philosophy (of knowledge or reaction) gained or shown without reasoning; intuitive【哲】(感知, 反应)直觉的。
派生词
immediateness
noun词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'nearest in space or order'): from Old French immediat, or from late Latin immediatus, from in- 'not' + mediatus 'intervening', past participle of mediare (see MEDIATE).