| 单词 | instantly |
| 释义 | instantly (once / 133 pages) adv Something happens instantly when there's no pause or delay at all before it occurs. If you fall asleep as soon as your head touches your pillow, you can say you drifted off instantly. If an event is immediate, it happens instantly. Your parents might say they fell in love instantly, the moment they first saw each other, and you may realize instantly on the first day of school that you are going to love your history class. The adverb instantly first meant "persistently," rather than "immediately," though it soon gained this meaning. The Medieval Latin root is instantem, "pressing, urgent," or "standing near." WORD FAMILYinstant: instancy, instantaneous, instanter, instantly, instants+/instantaneous: instantaneously, instantaneousness USAGE EXAMPLESAt first I instantly thought it was marketing hype but slowly the story intrigued me and I began searching online. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Though instantly recognisable, he still rises from the sofa and offers a firm handshake and an unnecessary but polite, “Hi, I’m Ben.” The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) I just felt instantly beleaguered in a very familiar way. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) 1adv without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening Syn at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, like a shot, now, right away, straight off, straightaway 2adv without any delay Syn in a flash, instantaneously, outright |
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