IMMEDIATE

immediate

immediate, adj. 1. Occurring without delay; instant (an immediate acceptance). 2. Not separated by other persons or things (her immediate neighbor). 3. Having a direct impact; without an intervening agency (the immediate cause of the accident). [Cases: Negligence 385. C.J.S. Negligence § 197.] — immediacy, immediateness, n.

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immediate

immediate a. (1)即时的;立即的 该词用于时间范畴时并无十分确切的含义,其核心要素是「毫不迟延」,因此它既可指行动或事件在某一时点后随即发生,也可指在此后一段合理时间内发生,只需中间没有相当大的时间间隔。而所谓合理时间须依具体情况确定。 (2)紧接的;直接的 该词在表示距离、因果关系、血缘关系或利益关系时,表示未被其他物体、原因、亲属关系或权利隔开。 (3)目前的;现在的

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