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Directly means “without changing direction.” When you head directly for the food at a party, you walk straight to the snack table, without stopping to chat on the way.
The adverb directly is useful for talking about something you do in a precise, immediate way, without pausing or getting sidetracked. If you land “go to jail” when you're playing Monopoly, you have to go directly to jail, and if you arrive late at the airport, you'll want to run directly to your gate. In the 1500's, directly meant “in a straight line,” from the Latin root word directus, “straight.”
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常用短语
单词用法
这组词(组)的共同意思是“立即”“马上”。其区别在于:
1.at once主要指动作迅速,但中间多有一段距离,且at once比immediately意味更强。
例如:I?m leaving for Rome at once.我马上去罗马。
He gave orders for the work to be started at once.他下令立即开始那项工作。
2.immediately侧重指时间“紧接着”。
例如:I came immediately after I?d eaten.吃过饭我立即就来了。
Please close your books immediately and answer these questions.请立即合上书,回答这些问题。
I left immediately when the clock struck twelve.钟刚打12点我就离去了。
3.right away经常出现在美式英语中。
例如:I?ll do it right away.我立即去办。
He had written down a list of things to do right away.他已写下须立即做的事情。
Don?t expect them to approve of the design right away.不能期望他们马上批准这项设计。
4.instantly也是指动作迅速,但它更强调的是同时发生,中间有很短的距离或无距离。
例如:The electrician went instantly in answer to the phone call.电工师傅一接到电话马上就去了。
He was killed instantly in a car accident.在车祸中,他当场死亡。
5.directly强调“直接地”,多与“迂回绕过”相对。
例如:Whether he sailed directly across the bay or coasted round it is uncertain他是径直驶过海湾,还是沿海岸迂回绕过的,现在还无法确知。
6.presently强调过一会再去做某事。
例如:I will do the dishes presently,but I want to finish the story first.我过一会去洗碟子,不过我想得先看完这篇故事。
directly,direct
这两个词都可表示“直接地”。其区别是:
1.direct常指空间、距离,表示“直接地”;directly可指时间,表示“立刻”“马上”。
例如:She drove direct to school.她直接开车到学校。I?ll be there directly.我马上到那儿。
2.direct多用于直义,修饰动词,而directly则多用于比喻义,修饰形容词。
例如:You had better write direct to the secretary你最好直接写信给书记。
I think Mike is directly responsible for the damage我认为迈克要对这个损失负责。
3.如果乘坐交通工具,飞机、火车、汽车等从一地直达某地,不换乘其他交通工具,则不可用dire
directly address直接寻址
词根词缀
词根: rect
=straight/right,表示”正,直”
adj.
erect 直立的,垂直的e出+rect正,直→直出来→竖立
indirect 间接的, 迂回的in不+direct直接的→adj.间接的, 迂回的
adj.&adv.
direct 径直的[地],直接的[地]di离开+rect正,直→直接离开→径直的→指向,针对→管理,指导
adv.
directly 直接地, 立即direct直接的+ly表副词→adv.直接地, 立即
n.
correctitude 端正,有礼有节correct[v.改正,纠正]+itude状态→纠正后的状态
corrective 矫正物, 中和物correct[v.改正,纠正]+ive表名词→n.矫正物, 中和物
direction 方向, 指导, 趋势direct直接的;指导;指向+ion动作或状态→n.方向, 指导, 趋势
director 主任, 主管, 导演direct直接的+or人或物器→n.主任, 主管, 导演
erection 直立,建立;建筑物erect树立+ion表名词→直立,竖立
rectangle [数]矩形, 长方形rect正,直+angle角→[四个角]都是直角→矩形
rectitude 诚实,正直rect正,直+itude状态→正直的状态→诚实,正直
v.
correct 改正,纠正cor全部+rect正→全部改正→纠正
direct 管理,指导;指向,针对di离开+rect正,直→直接离开→径直的→指向,针对→管理,指导
erect 树立,建立,使竖立e出+rect正,直→直出来→竖立
rectify 纠正,整顿, [化]精馏rect正,直+ify……化→使……正直→改正[错误]
同义词辨析
这些副词或副词词组均有”立刻,马上”之意。
- immediately: 指做完一件事后,立即就做另一件事,中间一般没有明显的时间间隔。
- instantly: 指恰恰就在此刻,一秒钟也没耽误。
- presently: 指不久、即将。
- directly和immediately同义,指毫无迟疑。
- shortly和soon同义,指动作发生或完成的速度之快。
- soon: 常用词,指行动快,完成速度快。
- at once: 口语中常用,语气强烈,指时间紧迫,一刻也不能耽误。
- right away: 主要用于美国英语,语气稍弱于at once,强调动作迅速。
同义词
a / beeline / crow / undeviatingly / right / the / forthright / without / deviation / forthrightly / in / straight / as / flies
right / instantly / straightaway / delay / instantaneously / at / momentarily / speedily / a / without / now / once / thing / pronto / in / promptly / soon / quickly / first / immediately / away / moment
straightforward / through / aboveboard / shortly / presently / headlong
反义词
同根词
词根:direct
adj.direct直接的;直系的;亲身的;恰好的
adv.direct直接地;正好;按直系关系
n.directness直接;率直;笔直
vi.direct指导;指挥
vt.direct管理;指挥;导演;指向