di‧rect‧ly 1 S2 W2 / dərektli, dɪrektli, daɪ- / 副词

1 with no other person, action, process etc between 反义词 indirectly :

The new property tax law won’t directly affect us.

We hope to bring together the countries directly involved in the conflict.

directly to/from

Application for admission to this course should be made directly to the University.

2 exactly in a particular position or direction 同义词 right

directly in front of/behind/under etc something

It was a small house, directly behind the church.

The girl was sitting directly opposite him.

Have you noticed how he never looks directly at you?

3 speak/ask/answer etc directly to say exactly what you mean without trying to hide anything :

Jeff has a job in mind, but refuses to say directly what it is.

4 British English old-fashioned very soon :

He should be here directly, if you don’t mind waiting.

5 British English old-fashioned immediately

THESAURUS

exactly used when emphasizing that something is no more and no less than a number or amount, or is completely correct in every detail : The bill came to exactly $1,000. | Police are still trying to find out exactly how the accident happened.

precisely exactly – used when it is important to be sure that something is completely correct in every detail : We need to know precisely how much this is going to cost. | Can you tell us precisely where he is? | What precisely do you mean by ‘relativity’?

just especially spoken exactly – used especially when saying that things are exactly right, exactly the same, or exactly in a particular position : The frame is just the right size for the picture. | He and his brother are just the same. | The hotel is just next to the station. | A new handbag! That’s just what I wanted.

right exactly in a particular position or direction : The ball hit me right in the eye! | There’s the house, right in front of you. | I got a mosquito bite right on the end of my nose. | He sat down right beside her.

directly exactly in a particular position or direction Directly is more formal than right : Amy was sitting directly opposite me.

on the dot informal at exactly a particular time, and no earlier or later than that time : She always leaves the office at 5.30 p.m. on the dot.

bang British English informal exactly – used especially in the following very informal expressions : The train was bang on time . | The shot was bang on target . | Cockatoo Island is right bang in the middle of Sydney harbour.