"in an instant"与"on the instant"作"马上/立即/立刻"解时的用法辨析:
1. 语义强度差异:
-- "on the instant"(立即)语气更为强烈正式,强调严格的时间同步性
例:The officer's command was obeyed on the instant.
(军官的命令被立即执行)
-- "in an instant"(瞬间)侧重时间极短,更具文学性
例:The magician made ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
word-vs-word-cn
【in an instant】 —in a moment:
- Our ship was 【in an instant】 full of these swarthy gentlemen quite naked.
【on the instant】 —at once; immediately:
- When you shut the doors of this grotto, it becomes 【on the instant】 , from a luminous room, a camera obscura.
网络相关图 On_the_instant In_an_instant
组词比对 On_the_instant In_an_instant