adv. 立刻,馬上;簡單地,扼要地;唐突地,簡慢地;在即;
?? short短的 + ly ...地 → ad.立刻,馬上,不久;簡單;簡短
"John passed through a difficult period shortly after his marriage broke down."
婚姻破裂不久,約翰經歷了一段短暫的艱難時期.
近義:apace, immediately, instantly, presently, pronto, quickly
反義:lastly, lately, latterly, recently, sometime, ultimately
adj. [律]上述的;少說為妙;(做)某事有/沒有很多優點(或好處):某事物有/沒有多少可說的;說到底;
v. 說,講( say的過去式和過去分詞 );表明;念;說明;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后來她后悔說了那些話。
近義:indicated, spoken, stated, this, aforementioned, aforesaid