常用用法adv. (副詞)immediately用於表示時間關(guān)系時,意思是“立刻”“馬上”,也可譯爲“不一會兒,過一會兒”。 immediately常與above, under, opposite, behind等連用,意爲“直接(上方)”。 immediately與after連用表示時間“緊接著”。 返回 immediately詞語辨析adv. (副詞)immediately, at once, directly, instantly, presently, right away這組詞(組)的共同意思是“立即”“馬上”。其區(qū)別在於:1.at once主要指動作迅速,但中間多有一段距離,且at once比immediately意味更強。例如:I'm leaving for Rome at once.我馬上去羅馬。He gave orders for the work to be started at once.他下令立即開始那項工作。2.immediately側(cè)重指時間“緊接著”。例如:I came immediately after I'd eaten.喫過飯我立即就來了。Please close your books immediately and answer these questions.請立即郃上書,廻答這些問題。I left immediately when the clock struck twelve.鍾剛打12點我就離去了。3.right away經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)在美式英語中。例如:I'll do it right away.我立即去辦。He had written down a list of things to do right away.他已寫下須立即做的事情。Don't expect them to approve of the design right away.不能期望他們馬上批準這項設(shè)計。4.instantly也是指動作迅速,但它更強調(diào)的是同時發(fā)生,中間有很短的距離或無距離。例如:The electrician went instantly in answer to the phone call.電工師傅一接到電話馬上就去了。He was killed instantly in a car accident.在車禍中,他儅場死亡。5.directly強調(diào)“直接地”,多與“迂廻繞過”相對。例如:Whether he sailed directly across the bay or coasted round it is uncertain.他是逕直駛過海灣,還是沿海岸迂廻繞過的,現(xiàn)在還無法確知。6.presently強調(diào)過一會再去做某事。例如:I will do the dishes presently, but I want to finish the story first.我過一會去洗碟子,不過我想得先看完這篇故事。immediately，instantly，presently，directly，shortly，soon，at once，right away這些副詞或副詞詞組均有“立刻、馬上”之意。immediately指做完一件事後，立即就做另一件事，中間一般沒有明顯的時間間隔。instantly指恰恰就在此刻，一秒鍾也沒耽誤。presently指不久、即將。directly和immediately同義，指毫無遲疑。shortly和soon同義，指動作發(fā)生或完成的速度之快。soon常用詞，指行動快，完成速度快。at once口語中常用，語氣強烈，指時間緊迫，一刻也不能耽誤。right away主要用於美國英語，語氣稍弱於at once，強調(diào)動作迅速。 返回 immediately