immediacy — the quality of bringing one into direct and instant involvement with something
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the quality of bringing one into direct and instant involvement with something
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈmiːdiəsi/
Korean meaning: 즉시성, 즉각성, 직접성
Korean pronunciation: 이-미-디-어-시 (강세: 미)
Example Sentences
- The teacher's angry face had an immediacy that made all students stop talking instantly.
- Live streaming provides an immediacy that recorded videos cannot match.
- The horror movie's immediacy made me jump out of my seat and spill popcorn everywhere.
immediacy
NOUN//ɪˈmiːdiəsi//
the quality of bringing one into direct and instant involvement with something
Live reporting brings instant involvement
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Origin
라틴어 'immediatus'에서 유래. 'in-(없다)' + 'medius(중간)' + 'atus(상태)'로, '중간이 없는 상태', 즉 '직접적인' 상태를 의미한다. 중세 라틴어를 거쳐 영어로 전해졌다.
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“The teacher's angry face had an immediacy that made all students stop talking instantly.”
“Live streaming provides an immediacy that recorded videos cannot match.”
“The horror movie's immediacy made me jump out of my seat and spill popcorn everywhere.”
“Email lost some of its immediacy when everyone started checking it only twice a day.”
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