Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #18651
instantaneously
即刻；立即；瞬间
without any delay
- 1.
Without any delay; in an instantaneous manner.
毫无延迟地；瞬间地。
毫无延迟地；瞬间地。；即刻；立即
In use
When the fire alarm rang, everyone reacted instantaneously.
The online payment was processed instantaneously, so we received the confirmation right away.
She understood the problem instantaneously and offered a clever solution.
instantaneously + verb
常放在动词前或句末，强调动作毫无延迟。
The computer processes data instantaneously.
计算机即刻处理数据。
instantaneously upon + noun/noun phrase
The symptoms appear instantaneously upon exposure.
暴露后症状即刻出现。
Common mistakes
He arrived instant.He arrived instantaneously.
形容词'instant'不能直接用作副词，应改为副词形式'instantaneously'。
He answered instantaneous.He answered instantaneously.
形容词'instantaneous'不能直接修饰动词，需加后缀-ly变为副词。
Connections
Collocations
- transmit instantaneously
- 瞬间传输
- Modern fiber-optic cables can transmit data instantaneously across the globe.现代光纤电缆可以瞬间将数据传送到全球各地。
- respond instantaneously
- 立即响应
- The system responds instantaneously to any change in temperature.该系统对温度的任一变化都会立即做出响应。
- spread instantaneously
- 瞬间传播
- News of the resignation spread instantaneously through the office.辞职的消息瞬间传遍了整个办公室。
- occur instantaneously
- 瞬间发生
- In this program, the calculation occurs instantaneously as soon as you press Enter.在这个程序中，一按回车键，计算便瞬间完成。
- update instantaneously
- 实时更新
- The scoreboard updates instantaneously whenever a goal is scored.每进一球，记分牌都会立刻更新。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：instant（瞬间）→ instantaneous（瞬间的）→ instantaneously 是副词，意为“刹那之间，毫无延迟”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、正式报告、科技说明 该词较为正式，多用于书面语或正式场合；日常口语中更常说 immediately 或 right away。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词：simultaneously /ˌsɪm.əlˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ 和 spontaneously /spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ 与 instantaneously 的重读音节 /teɪ/ 及其后的 /ni.əs.li/ 相同。形近但读音不同的词：instantaneous /ˌɪn.stənˈteɪ.ni.əs/ 是去掉词尾 -ly 的形容词；instant /ˈɪn.stənt/ 和 instance /ˈɪn.stəns/ 虽以相同字母开头，但音节短得多，第二个元音也不同。
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