距離上沒有間隔
同一個「中間沒有東西」換到空間和人際關係上：緊挨著的地方，還有中間沒有隔著別人的親人。
nearby · adjective · B2
Very close to a particular place; right next to it.
鄰近的
核心畫面
Picture two things with absolutely nothing between them — no gap, no waiting, no one in the middle. That zero gap is the picture inside immediate. In time it means right now; in a sequence it means the very next one; in space it means right next to; and among people it means the relatives with nobody standing between you and them.
可以想成：兩樣東西之間完全沒有東西——沒有空隙、沒有等待、中間沒有別人。immediate 的核心比較像這個「零間隔…更多收起
可以想成：兩樣東西之間完全沒有東西——沒有空隙、沒有等待、中間沒有別人。immediate 的核心比較像這個「零間隔」。放在時間上，就是現在馬上；放在順序上，就是緊接的那一個；放在空間上，就是緊鄰；放在親屬關係上，就是你和他之間沒有隔著任何人的那幾位家人。抓住「中間沒有東西」，五個用法就串起來了。From the picture
Also in this word
happening right away · adjective · B2
Happening or done right now, with no waiting in between.
立即的
urgent · adjective · B2
Needing to be dealt with now, before anything else.
當前迫切的
immediately next/before · adjective · B2
Coming just before or just after something else, with nothing in between.
緊接的
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
immediateadj/ɪˈmiː.dɪət/
- 1
Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
- Computer users these days expect immediate results when they click on a link.
- Assemble we immediate council.
- 2
Very close; direct or adjacent.
- immediate family; immediate vicinity
- You are the most immediate to our throne,
- 3
Manifestly true; requiring no argument.
- 4
computercomputingengineeringEmbedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location).
- 5
governmentmilitarypoliticsUsed to denote that a transmission is urgent.
- Bravo Three, this Bravo Six. Immediate! We are coming under fire from the north from an unknown enemy, over!
- 6
governmentmilitarypoliticsAn artillery fire mission modifier for two types of fire mission to denote an immediate need for fire: Immediate smoke, all guns involved must reload smoke and fire. Immediate suppression, all guns involved fire the rounds currently loaded and then switch to high explosive with impact fused (unless fuses are specified).
- Hotel Two-Niner, this is Bravo Six. Immediate suppression at grid November-Kilo four-five-three two-one-five. Danger Close. I authenticate Golf Echo, over.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。