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）.