英语词汇“instant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

nadj

An instant is a very short time. In combinations like instant coffee and instant replay it means available right away without a wait.

Instant and moment mean the same thing if you are talking about a particular time in the past like you remember the instant or moment you realized that you had won the lottery. However, the two words are very different when talking about time in the future. "I'll be there in an instant" means you're coming as quickly as possible, whereas if you say "I'll be there in a moment," someone is going to have to wait a bit for you.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

instant / instance

Around the Vocabulary.com office, we might like an instance of tea, but we vehemently oppose instant tea.

That's because instance means an example or an occurrence:

Police investigated five instances of criminal mischief to motor vehicles on Forest Avenue

A student in the engineering academy, for instance, would have to take three engineering-specific electives.

There was an instance in a game in August where the catwalk came into play.

Instant, on the other hand, mean immediately or urgently:

Easy Reader: Philip Roth's Nemesis an Instant Classic

Starbucks announced last summer it would start retailing flavored instant coffee, and here it is.

Now think about the times when you fell victim to the instant desire to buy that new shinny thing.

Oddly enough, the two are related. Instance dates back to 1380 as meaning the current time, but it comes from the Medieval Latin (through Old French) instantia, which refers to both presence and urgency. Instant dates to about the same time, prior to 1398, as meaning a specific moment. It comes from the Medieval Latin instantem, meaning present and urgent. Instant picked up its modern meaning of immediately around 1443 from its English definition and instance seems to have never meant urgency, creating a distinction between the two.

But instant tea is still disgusting.

WORD FAMILY

instant: instancy, instantaneous, instanter, instantly, instants+/instantaneous: instantaneously, instantaneousness

USAGE EXAMPLES

At the time, The Economic Consequences of the Peace created an instant controversy.

The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)

Under the initiative, transactions are subject to federal screenings through the FBI-run National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017)

When these “unthinkables” then happened, markets responded with an instant panic plunge before bouncing back.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

1n a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

Syn|Hyper

New York minute, blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink

bit, minute, mo, moment, second

an indefinitely short time

2n a particular point in time

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

minute, moment, second

climax, culmination

the decisive moment in a novel or play

eleventh hour, last minute

the latest possible moment

moment of truth

a crucial moment on which much depends

moment of truth

the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull

pinpoint

a very brief moment

time

a suitable moment

psychological moment

the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect

high time

the latest possible moment

occasion

the time of a particular event

point, point in time

an instant of time

3adj occurring with no delay

instant gratification

Syn

instantaneous
fast

acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly

4adj demanding attention

an instant need

Syn

clamant, crying, exigent, insistent
imperative

requiring attention or action

5adj in or of the present month

Syn

inst
present

temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration

单词	instant
释义	instant (once / 49 pages) nadj An instant is a very short time. In combinations like instant coffee and instant replay it means available right away without a wait. Instant and moment mean the same thing if you are talking about a particular time in the past like you remember the instant or moment you realized that you had won the lottery. However, the two words are very different when talking about time in the future. "I'll be there in an instant" means you're coming as quickly as possible, whereas if you say "I'll be there in a moment," someone is going to have to wait a bit for you. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS instant / instance Around the Vocabulary.com office, we might like an instance of tea, but we vehemently oppose instant tea. That's because instance means an example or an occurrence: Police investigated five instances of criminal mischief to motor vehicles on Forest Avenue A student in the engineering academy, for instance, would have to take three engineering-specific electives. There was an instance in a game in August where the catwalk came into play. Instant, on the other hand, mean immediately or urgently: Easy Reader: Philip Roth's Nemesis an Instant Classic Starbucks announced last summer it would start retailing flavored instant coffee, and here it is. Now think about the times when you fell victim to the instant desire to buy that new shinny thing. Oddly enough, the two are related. Instance dates back to 1380 as meaning the current time, but it comes from the Medieval Latin (through Old French) instantia, which refers to both presence and urgency. Instant dates to about the same time, prior to 1398, as meaning a specific moment. It comes from the Medieval Latin instantem, meaning present and urgent. Instant picked up its modern meaning of immediately around 1443 from its English definition and instance seems to have never meant urgency, creating a distinction between the two. But instant tea is still disgusting. WORD FAMILY instant: instancy, instantaneous, instanter, instantly, instants+/instantaneous: instantaneously, instantaneousness USAGE EXAMPLES At the time, The Economic Consequences of the Peace created an instant controversy. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Under the initiative, transactions are subject to federal screenings through the FBI-run National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) When these “unthinkables” then happened, markets responded with an instant panic plunge before bouncing back. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1n a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) Syn\|Hyper New York minute, blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink bit, minute, mo, moment, second an indefinitely short time 2n a particular point in time Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper minute, moment, second climax, culmination the decisive moment in a novel or play eleventh hour, last minute the latest possible moment moment of truth a crucial moment on which much depends moment of truth the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull pinpoint a very brief moment time a suitable moment psychological moment the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect high time the latest possible moment occasion the time of a particular event point, point in time an instant of time 3adj occurring with no delay instant gratification Syn instantaneous fast acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly 4adj demanding attention an instant need Syn clamant, crying, exigent, insistent imperative requiring attention or action 5adj in or of the present month Syn inst present temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
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