straightway

名词 n. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A straight section of a racetrack.
副词 adv.
  1. Synonym of straightaway or straight away (“at once, immediately”). dated,not-comparable
    — "Thou now shalt drive her to her mother's straightway."
  2. Directly. nonstandard,not-comparable
    — But like as eyes not strong enough to look upon the sun yet do gladly look upon the objects which are by the sun enlightened, so, souls which have already strength to delight in the beauty of chastity are yet not straightway able to consider in her very self that truth which charity hath her light, insomuch that when it cometh to the doing of somewhat that is adverse to truth, they should so start back in horror as they do start back in horror if aught be proposed to be done that is adverse to chastity.

词形变化

straightways plural straightaway alternative

词源

词源 1
From straight + way.
词源 2
From straight + way. First attested in the sense of "directly".
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