instantaneous
adjective /ˌɪnstənˈteɪniəs/
/ˌɪnstənˈteɪniəs/
- happening immediately
立即的;立刻的;瞬间的 - an instantaneous response
即时的反应 - Death was almost instantaneous.
当时生命垂危。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- almost
- nearly
- virtually
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词源mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin instantaneus, from Latin instant- ‘being at hand’ (from the verb instare), on the pattern of ecclesiastical Latin momentaneus. - an instantaneous response