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

• 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。
• This study investigated teachers'nonverbal immediacy behaviors in relation to students'willingness to speak English in class.
  本研究旨在探讨教师非口语即时行为与学生在英语课堂上用英语表达意愿的关系。
• Meanwhile, the secretary said Washington would press Beijing to move faster and with more clarity and more immediacy.
  与此同时，他表示，华盛顿方面将敦促北京加快行动步伐，并给出更清晰直接的表态。
• What is different today is the speed, the scope, and the immediacy of knowledge sharing.
  今天所不同的是，共享知识的速度、范围及其即时性；
• With Ajax, you can create richer, more dynamic Web application user interfaces that approach the immediacy and usability of native desktop applications.
  使用Ajax，可以创建更加丰富、更加动态的Web应用程序用户界面，其即时性与可用性甚至能够接近本机桌面应用程序。
• 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。
• TV has an immediacy that features do not have.
  电视有一个直接的功能没有。
• The personnel manager does not seem to realize the immediacy of the proBlem.
  人事部长似乎还没有意识到这个问题的紧迫性。
• Urgency and immediacy are often the enemies of real persuasion.
  紧迫感往往是说服工作的敌人。
• Television brings a new immediacy to world problems.
  电视能即时报道世界上发生的新问题。