immediacy
UK/ɪ'miːdɪəsɪ/US/i'mi:diәsi/
C2
Definitions
n.
The quality of happening at once, or of feeling direct and present.
即时性；直接感，临场感。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedimmediatenot, opposite of
+
-cymiddle; heal
=immediacy
immediate + -cy (state of). The abstract noun: the quality of being immediate — either instant in time, or vividly direct (the immediacy of live TV).
Example Sentences
- 1.
Live broadcasts have an immediacy that recordings lack.
- 2.
There was a new immediacy to the threat after the warning.