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in·stant
In stnt
复数:instants
词根:instant
adj.instantaneous 瞬间的;即时的;猝发的
adv.instantly 立即地;马上地;即刻地
conj.instantly 一…就…
n.instancy 迫切;紧急;瞬间
instantaneousness 瞬间;即刻
Noun
1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat);
"if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
2. a particular point in time;
"the moment he arrived the party began"
Adjective
1. occurring with no delay;
"relief was instantaneous"
"instant gratification"
2. in or of the present month;
"your letter of the 10th inst"
3. demanding attention;
"clamant needs"
"a crying need"
"regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken
"insistent hunger"
"an instant need"
in an instant瞬间;马上
instant messaging即时通讯
for an instant片刻,瞬间
instant noodle方便面;速食面;泡面
instant food方便食品;即时食品;速溶食品
instant coffeen. 速溶咖啡
instant message实时讯息;即时传讯
instant messenger即时通讯
instant tea速溶茶
on the instantadv. 立即;马上
immediate目前的,当前的
prompt(行动)立刻的,迅速的;
momentary瞬息间的;
instant即刻发生的
以上来源于网络
这组词都有“瞬间、片刻”的意思,其区别是:
minute指极短的时间,但可觉察到时间的持续。
moment较minute所表示的时间短,指一刹那或一段很短时间。有时也含持续的意味。
instant常与moment换用,指一瞬间,但更侧重时间短促,多用于表示紧迫、瞬变等情况。
以上来源于网络
hasty多指匆忙、草率或仓促的行动,着重缺乏深思熟虑。
quick特指瞬时动作,强调动作敏捷迅速;也指匆忙的行为,而不暗示速度很快。
prompt主要指动作迅速,毫不拖延,含“快得令人愉悦”的意味。
fast常指人或物持续地高速运动,强调运动的方式。
instant指某事很快发生或急待解决,含刻不容缓之意。
rapid比fast和quick正式,常指运动本身,侧重速度惊人。所指动作可能是短暂的,也可能是持续的。
speedy指人或物或其运动、活动时,着重极度的快捷,多含匆忙意味。
swift正式用词,强调非常迅速,往往含动作轻快敏捷之意。
以上来源于网络
hasty匆忙的,草率的
urgent紧迫的,紧急的
prompt快速的,及时的
instant立即的,指几乎察觉不到的时间段
以上来源于网络
14世纪晚期,“时间的瞬间,无限短暂的时间空间”,源自于古法语 instant 的名词用法,“接近的,立即的,近在手边的; 勤奋的,紧急的”(参见 instant(形容词))。相关词汇: Instanted; instanting。
【修】瞬时(的)
Noun Middle English, "moment, point of time," borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin instant-, instans, noun derivative of Late Latin instant-, instans, adjective, "present, current" — more at instant >entry 2 Adjective Middle English, "of the present moment, immediate, urgent," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin instant-, instans "pressing, urgent" (Late Latin also "present, current"), from present participle of instō, instāre "to set foot on, take up a stand, press in a hostile manner, loom, be upon one, be urgent," from in- in- >entry 2 + stāre "to stand" — more at stand >entry 1
The first known use of instant was in the 14th century
instant1 of 2noun
a very small space of time : moment
instant2 of 2adjective
pressing, urgent
in instant need
happening or done at once
an instant response
partially prepared by the manufacturer to make final preparation easyespecially: made to dissolve quickly in water instant coffee
instant pudding
1 Presently he said in a soft voice: “Do not stir an instant. It is enough. You attend him; I will look to her.”
2 Obviously, they know my phone number, judging by the text message avalanche—they must’ve forwarded me straight to a live operator the instant I dialed them.
3 I swallowed down the buildup of saliva, but it came back in an instant, harsh with the taste of stomach acid.
4 There is an instant between unconsciousness and death, and as the giant pitched onto the rocky path, that instant happened, and just before it happened, the man in black let go.
5 Then, noticing my hand rubbing soft circles on my stomach, her voice went into instant worry.
6 At the last instant he changed direction and, though the bow did not break, the arrow passed harmlessly to one side.
7 The hyena was up again in an instant, every hair on its body as erect as the hairs on my head, but its hostility wasn’t quite so kinetic now.
8 The instant the Ford’s audience explodes into laughter, Booth will kill Lincoln.
9 Instead, I’m here, eating instant noodles out of a pot, wondering how I’m going to survive until the police announce another bounty.
10 For that instant it seemed to him they were quite alone.
11 But in that instant, as he twisted, the opening was there.
12 At the last instant, Max saves their Artifact by grabbing it first, so that it now hovers over his head.
13 Each of them turns to look at us, some for an instant.
14 Continuous instant washing, stable wind amount easy and convenient for operation.
瞬间连续式冲洗, 风量稳定,操作简易.
15 Mami gently moves from my roots to my ends, smoothing my hair for an instant, until it returns again to its natural curliness, like Papi’s hair.
16 He realized in an instant what she had done.
17 He leaned back, and in an instant he seemed tired and out of breath.
18 He has instant need of you.
19 It’s like two people still standing at a bus terminal after all the passengers have been met, the instant shared feeling almost enough to make them intimates.
20 In that instant, a flash of his black eyes gave way to a light blue.
2 即兴的
sudden fugitive off-the-wall extemporaneous uncalculated ad-lib aleatory extemporary aleatoric extemporal
3 现时的
4 瞬时
5 紧急的
impendent emergency burning urgent imperative pressing crying emergent imperious exigent red sore dire hurry-up clamant immediate snap importunate pending impending stringent cold-turkey crash rush provisional highball necessitous pendent
6 立即
present immediate slap-bang foothot away instantly thereon straightway subito immediateness at lightning speed with lightning speed at a clap at one clap at a word at one word down on the nail on the instant without a moment's thought at a moment's notice in less than no time in half a second lose no time on the nail in tracks right now in a minute in an instant in a flash then and there off the bat there and then the next moment right directly straight outright momentarily forthwith in a trice at once on the spot out of hand in no time quick anon plumb thereupon therewith forthright pronto instanter off hand on a dime as quick as thought in a jiffy bang off quick as a flash ready now yesterday overnight at the double at the drop of a hat without more ado in a moment this moment here and now in short order right off the bat summary double-quick immediately promptly straightaway spot right away right off straight off straight away on the double without further ado p.d.q. prompt instantaneous fast quickly lickety-split immediacy like a flash without a second thought on-the-spot already off the top of your head like magic hard pat offhand point-blank incontinent swith speedy undelayed soon summarily incontinently onetime stat in two twos off the reel the instant
7 瞬间
momentaneous flash transient instantaneous momentary split-second momentarily point second minute moment shake breath twinkle jiffy twinkling transience MO SEC trice transiency jiff momentariness instancy eyewink in a trice split second fugitive in the twinkling of an eye blink in a couple shakes rapid passing mo in a heartbeat flashy transitory wink clink crack tick spurt sec
10 当时
11 现时
15 瞬息
16 迫近的
17 紧急
impendent emergency burning urgent imperative pressing crying emergent imperious urgently impendence press stress urgency exigency exigent immediate snap hurry clamant dire importunate instantly pressure out of hand pending impending stringent push stringency exigence instancy cold-turkey crash rush provisional highball hurry-up necessitous pendent
18 性急的
mad-brained hipshooting hot-brained quick sudden rash horseback heady hasty brash peppery quick-tempered hotheaded brainish festinate
19 现今
20 速溶饮料
22 方便的
23 片刻
transient momentary transitory awhile momentarily second minute moment snatch while SEC tick sec heartbeat a bit
24 此刻
25 一蹴而就的
27 剎那
28 立刻
now yet immediately shortly instantly presently forthwith straightway pronto minute in a a flash at once in a moment in a minute like a shot ready swift quickly directly outright straightaway sharpish right off immediate instantaneous now-now at a single glance in a couple of shakes in two shakes in less next to no time in less than to no time on the nail in no time at a glance this minute presto hubba-hubba eftsoon away momentarily anon in the turn of a hand in a snap in the drawing of a trigger right forth with whip and spur off the hooks in tracks in a second off the bat
29 即刻
present right away soon instantly promptly summarily instanter instancy immediateness in a clap in two shakes in two ticks right off off the bat immediate instantaneous momentarily summary pronto like a shot prompt speedy immediately outright on the instant right straight
30 立刻的
33 急迫
rush pressing hurried exigent press pressure urgent dire instantly acute imminent high-pressure urgency exigency imminence instancy
34 方便
good convenient handy handily convenience relieve spend a penny ready expedient upaya facility accommodation expediency
36 即兴
sudden fugitive off-the-wall extemporaneous uncalculated ad-lib aleatory extemporary aleatoric extemporal impromptu extempore extemporaneity extemporization extemporize on feet
37 迫切
urgent dire imminent high-pressure urgently stringently pressingly press tension urgency exigency imminence imminency sore imperative pressing stringent imperious importunate clamant push stringency exigence propinquity instantly hurry
38 迫切的
urgent dire imminent high-pressure sore imperative pressing stringent imperious importunate clamant
39 刻不容缓的
43 即溶咖啡
45 直接的
near positive immediate firsthand pointed direct straight flush intimate straightforward forthright
46 速成的