n. 房东,地主;店主;
💡 land土地+lord主 → 地主
"The landlord had let the building fall into decay ."
房东不管,房子已经破烂不堪。
近义:hirer, innkeeper, lessor, proprietor, renter, hosteler
反义:hirer, inmate, leaseholder, lessee, lessor, lodger
adv. 立即,马上;直接地;紧接地;
conj. 一…就,即刻;
💡 immediate立即的 + ly...地 → 立即, 马上, 直接地
"You are under no compulsion to pay immediately."
没有人强迫你立刻付款。
近义:hereupon, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, outright, p.d.q.
反义:hereafter, hereinafter, later, next, posthumously, presently