immediate
英 [ɪ'miːdɪət]
美[ɪ'midɪət]
- adj. 立即的；直接的；最接近的
中文词源
immediate 立即的，紧迫的
im-,不，非，-med,中间，词源同middle,medial.即没有中间环节的，立即的，马上的。
英文词源
- immediate
- immediate: see medium
- immediate (adj.)
- late 14c., "intervening, interposed;" early 15c., "with nothing interposed; direct," also with reference to time, from Old French immediat, from Late Latin immediatus "without anything between," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + mediatus, past participle of mediare "to halve," later, "be in the middle," from Latin medius "middle" (see medial (adj.)).
双语例句
- 1. Only a handful had returned to work in the immediate vicinity.
- 仅有几个人回到临近地区工作。
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- 2. His immediate superior has singled him out for a special mention.
- 他的顶头上司特别提到了他。
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- 3. Adolescent suicide is rarely an impulsive reaction to immediate distress.
- 青少年自杀很少是由于突然发生不幸而作出的冲动反应。
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- 4. The economy needs an immediate 2 per cent cut in interest rates.
- 当前经济状况需要立即将利率下调两个百分点.
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- 5. Any dog bite, no matter how small, needs immediate medical attention.
- 被狗咬后，不管伤口多小，都必须立即就医。
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