单词 | immediate |
释义 | Word Frequency immediate(ɪˈmiːdɪət) adjective (usually prenominal) 1. taking place or accomplished without delay an immediate reaction 2. closest or most direct in effect or relationship the immediate cause of his downfall 3. having no intervening medium; direct in effect an immediate influence 4. contiguous in space, time, or relationship our immediate neighbour 5. present; current the immediate problem is food 6. philosophy of or relating to an object or concept that is directly known or intuited 7. logic (of an inference) deriving its conclusion from a single premise, esp by conversion or obversion of a categorial statement Derived forms immediacy (imˈmediacy) or immediateness (imˈmediateness) noun Word origin C16: from Medieval Latin immediātus, from Latin im- (not) + mediāre to be in the middle; see mediate |
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