喜樂美語
  1. 1aB1/ˈtaɪmli/及時

    Done or happening at exactly the right moment, often when it is useful or needed.

    示範例句 · Example

    Mei gave me some timely advice before the science talk.

    逐字美在科學演講之前給了我一些及時的建議。

    「timely」核心意思是「正好在對的時候發生或完成」。跟 on time 比：on time 是「準時到達約定時間」；timely 是「時機剛好，常常剛好幫上忙」。常見搭配：timely advice、a timely reminder、in a timely manner。畫面可以想成「剛好卡進需要的那一刻」。

    常見搭配

    • in a timely manner / fashion

      在合理時間內；及時地

      as quickly as is reasonable in a situation

      We aim to answer every question in a timely manner.

    • a timely reminder (of something)

      及時／適時的提醒

      a useful reminder that comes at a good moment

      The poster was a timely reminder of the library rules.

    • timely advice / help

      及時的建議／幫助

      advice or help that comes at a useful moment

      Her timely advice saved us from a long wait.

    • timely information

      及時的資訊

      information that arrives when people need it

      Parents need timely information about school events.

    • timely arrival

      及時到達

      arriving at exactly the right moment

      The teacher's timely arrival calmed the class.

    用法接近

    on timein timepunctualconvenient

core核心畫面

Picture a warning that arrives just before the thing goes wrong, or a cup of tea that shows up exactly when you were about to give up. Timely can be thought of as landing in the small window where something can still do good — a minute later and it would have been useless. The word is not really about speed; it is about hitting the right moment. Something slow can still be timely if it comes when it is needed, and something fast can miss the window completely.

可以想成一個提醒在事情出錯的前一刻剛好送到，或是一杯熱茶在你正要放棄的時候端過來。timely 的畫面可以想成「落在那個還來得及發揮作用的小小窗口裡」——再晚一分鐘，同樣一件事就沒用了。要注意它講的不是快，而是準：慢慢來的東西只要在需要的時候到，一樣是 timely；動作再快，錯過那個時機也不算。

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同家族的字

比較級 timelier最高級 timeliest

用法接近

on timein timepunctualconvenient

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

timelyadj/ˈtaɪm.li/

  • 1

    Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.

    • If the whistleblower submitted a timely response, pursuant to Step 9, the Claims Review Staff will consider the issues, along with any supporting documentation, and make its Proposed Final Determination.
  • 2

    Happening or appearing at the proper time.

    • […] and the timely dew of sleep, / Now falling with soft slumbrous weight, inclines / Our eye-lids […]
    • There are people, I know, to be found, / ⁠Who say and apparently think / That sorrow and care may be drowned / By a timely consumption of drink.
  • 3

    obsoleteKeeping time or measure.

    • High lifted up were many loftie towres, / And goodly galleries farre over laid, / Full of faire windowes and delightful bowres; / And on the top a Diall told the timely howres.

timelyadv/ˈtaɪm.li/

  • 1

    archaicIn good time; early, quickly.

    • If I had been born more timely, he said, Rhaegar would have married me instead of Elia, and it would all have come out different.
  • 2

    obsoleteAt the right time; seasonably.

    • And this we shall more readily perform, if we timely survey our knowledge, impartially singling out those encroachments, which junior compliance and popular credulity hath admitted.
  • 3

    lawIn compliance with applicable time limits.

    • On May 14, 1997, the jury convicted the defendant, who currently is serving a fifteen-month sentence. The defendant timely appeals.
    • […] § 2255's one-year limitation period starts to run when the time for seeking such review expires. Under this rule, Clay's § 2255 petition was timely filed.

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