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Picture a single point on a timeline with no width at all — the flash between one thing and the next. Everything the word does grows from that point: something that happens right at it (no waiting), the moment used as a marker ('the instant she walked in'), and a drink that is ready the second the water hits it.

可以想成：時間線上一個完全沒有寬度的點——前一件事和下一件事之間閃過的那一下。這個字所有的用法都從那個點長出來：就在…更多收起可以想成：時間線上一個完全沒有寬度的點——前一件事和下一件事之間閃過的那一下。這個字所有的用法都從那個點長出來：就在那個點發生、完全不用等（立即的）；把那個點當成標記來用（她一進門的那一刻）；還有熱水一沖就好的沖泡飲品——名字說的就是「不用等」。

From the picture

不用等就完成

形容詞這一支講的是「就在那個點上完成」：中間沒有等待的空隙——事情發生得沒有時間差，食物泡下去也沒有時間差。

instant (immediate) · adjective · B2

Happening or done at once, with no delay.

立即的／即時的

Also in this word

an instant (moment) · noun · B2

A very short moment of time.

瞬間／片刻

the instant (as soon as) · noun · B2

The moment that something happens; used to mean 'as soon as'.

一…就…

this instant (right now) · noun · B2

Right now, at this very moment — used when telling someone to do something immediately.

立刻（馬上）

原始詞典資料14 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。

instantnoun詞源 1/ˈɪnstənt/

  • 1

    A very short period of time; a moment.

    • She paused for only an instant, which was just enough time for John to change the subject.
    • Thy life is long, Eternity is short. So short that, shouldst thou die and Eternity should pass, and after the passing of Eternity thou shouldst live again, thou wouldst say: ‘I closed mine eyes but for an instant.’
  • 2

    A single, usually precise, point in time.

    • The instant the alarm went off, he fled the building.
  • 3

    A beverage or food which has been pre-processed to reduce preparation time, especially instant coffee.

instantadj詞源 2/ˈɪnstənt/

  • 1

    datedImpending; imminent.

    • Impending death is thine, and instant doom.
  • 2

    datedUrgent; pressing; acute.

  • 3

    datedInsistent; persistent.

    • Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.
    • January 2, 1827, Thomas Carlyle, letter to Mrs. Carlyle, Scotsbrig I am beginning to be very instant for some sort of occupation.
  • 4

    lawPresent; current; extant.

    • He received just two disciplinary reports prior to committing the instant offense, one in March 2019 for activating an alarm during a non-emergency situation, and one in May 2019 for failing to provide a urine specimen.
  • 5

    Occurring immediately; immediate; present.

    • I ſee no day to To day, the inſtant Time is alvvayes the fitteſt time.
    • No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.
  • 6

    Lasting for a short moment; momentary; short-lived.

  • 7

    Very quickly and easily prepared.

    • instant coffee; instant noodles; instant mashed potato; instant photo
  • 8

    datedOf the current month.

    • I refer to your letter of the 16th instant in regard to traffic disruption.
    • Vice-Admiral Kamimura reports that at dawn of the 14th instant, our squadron found, off Ulsan, the south-eastern coast of Corea, three ships of the Vladivostock squadron steaming southward.

instantadv詞源 2/ˈɪnstənt/

  • 1

    At once; immediately.

    • He left the room for his relinquished sword, / And Julia instant to the closet flew.

instantverb詞源 3/ˈɪnstənt/

  • 1

    obsoleteTo urge, press (someone); to insist on, demand (something).

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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。