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adv.(副词)For a moment or an instant.暂时地,短暂地Usage Problem In a moment; very soon.【用法疑难】 片刻;很快Moment by moment; progressively.时时刻刻地;不停地
Momentarily is widely used in speech to mean .in a moment,.as inThe manager is on another line, but she`ll be with you momentarily. This usage rarely leads to ambiguitysince the intended sense can usually be determined on the basis of the tense of the verb and the context.Nonetheless, many critics hold that the adverb should be reserved for the senses .for a moment. or .moment by moment,.and the extended usage is unacceptable to 59 percent of the Usage Panel.Momentarily 被广泛用于说话中, 表示.立即.,如在经理在和别人通话,但她马上会与你通话的。 这种用法很少导致语义模糊,因为要表达的意思通常可以由动词时态和上下文来决定。可是,许多评论家认为这一副词只应保留.片刻.或.即刻.的含义,对于其引申的含义,用法专题讨论小组中59%的人不予接受