immediacy

英 [ɪˈmiːdiəsi]

美 [ɪˈmiːdiəsi]

n.  直接性; 即时性; 直观性; 迫切性; 立即; 迅速

复数：immediacies　

BNC.15249 / COCA.13832

牛津词典

noun

• 直接性；即时性；直观性；迫切性
  the quality in sth that makes it seem as if it is happening now, close to you and is therefore important, urgent, etc.
  1. the immediacy of threat
     威胁的迫切性
  2. Newspapers lack the immediacy of television.
     报纸缺乏电视的即时性。
• 立即；迅速
  lack of delay; speed
  1. Our aim is immediacy of response to emergency calls.
     我们的目标是对紧急求救电话立刻作出回应。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 即时性;紧迫性
  Theimmediacyof an event or situation is the quality that it has which makes it seem important or exciting because it is happening at the present time.
  1. Do they understand the immediacy of the crisis?...
     他们明白危机的紧迫性吗？
  2. The books that result have intensity and a fascinating immediacy, far beyond that of ordinary narrative.
     结果写出来的书情节紧张，矛盾冲突强烈,令人欲罢不能,效果与使用普通的叙事手法大为不同。

英英释义

noun

• lack of an intervening or mediating agency
  1. the immediacy of television coverage
  Synonym:immediateness
• the quickness of action or occurrence
  1. the immediacy of their response
  2. the instancy of modern communication
  Synonym:immediatenessinstantaneousnessinstancy
• immediate intuitive awareness
  Synonym:immediate apprehension

双语例句

• Our aim is immediacy of response to emergency calls.
  我们的目标是对紧急求救电话立刻作出回应。
• Do they understand the immediacy of the crisis?
  他们明白危机的紧迫性吗？
• These modes provide different levels of immediacy, reliability and compatibility with traditional fax devices.
  这两种模式提供不同档次的及时性、可靠性和与传统传真装置的兼容性。
• In every one of her pictures she conveys a sense of immediacy
  她拍的每一张照片中都传递出一种临场感，使人有如亲临现场。
• The immediacy of email encourages more people to write in, including those who do not read The Sun.
  电子邮件的即时性鼓励更多人给她们发来邮件，包括那些不看《太阳报》的人。
• TV has an immediacy that features do not have.
  电视有一个直接的功能没有。
• Television brings a new immediacy to world problems.
  电视能即时报道世界上发生的新问题。
• Most of all, the book captures with haunting immediacy the human dimension of this epochal event.
  最重要的，捕捉困扰的书这个划时代的即时事件的人的方面。
• Theshocking immediacy of the news coverage touched off an explosion ofcivic action.
  地震新闻的直播引发了公民行动的大爆发。
• Urgency and immediacy are often the enemies of real persuasion.
  紧迫感往往是说服工作的敌人。