| 单词 | presently |
| 释义 | presently['prezntli]ad. 目前, 不久 presently pres.ent.ly AHD: [prµz“…nt-l¶] D.J. [6prez*ntli8]K.K. [6prWz*ntli]adv.（副词）1. In a short time; soon:不久，一会儿：She will arrive presently.她一会儿就到2. Usage Problem At this time or period; now:【用法疑难】 现在，目前：He is presently staying with us.现在他正和我们大家在一起3. Archaic At once; immediately.【古语】 当即，立刻用法:An original meaning ofpresently was “at the present time; currently.” That sense is said to have disappeared from the literary language in the 17th century,but it has survived in popular usage and is widely found nowadays in literate speech and writing.Still, there is a lingering prejudice against this use.In the most recent surveythe sentenceGeneral Walters is . . . presently the United States Ambassador to the United Nations was acceptable to exactly 50 percent of the Usage Panel. presenthy 的一个原始意为“现在，目前”。 那种意义据说在17世纪时从文学性语言中消失，但在大众用法中仍旧存在并且现今广泛存在于受过教育人的口头语和书面语之中，然而反对这一用法的成见仍然存在。在最近的调查中华特士将军…最近是美利坚合众国驻联合国大使 这句话的接受率在词语惯用法小组里正好为百分之五十。 |
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