immediacy

noun

/ɪˈmiːdiəsi/

[uncountable] (formal)

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the quality in something that makes it seem as if it is happening now, close to you, and is therefore important and requires attention quickly直接性；即时性；直观性；迫切性
- the immediacy of threat威胁的迫切性
- Email lacks the immediacy of online chat.电子邮件缺乏在线交谈的即时性。
- The book had a lack of immediacy for most people.对多数人而言，该书缺乏时效性。
- The drawings convey both immediacy and a sense of violence.这些画既表现了紧迫性也表现了暴力感。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + immediacy
- lack
- convey
phrases
- a lack of immediacy
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lack of delay; speed立即；迅速
- Our aim is immediacy of response to emergency calls.我们的目标是对紧急求救电话立刻作出回应。