simultaneous

simultaneous — 形容詞

1. taking place at the same moment that something else does, with neither happening

1.形容詞B2
釋義

同時的

在同一時間發生或進行的

taking place at the same moment that something else does, with neither happening earlier or later

例句

Yuki and her colleague gave simultaneous presentations in two different rooms.

Yuki 和她的同事在不同房間同時進行簡報。

prenominal adjective: simultaneous + noun

The conference organisers scheduled three simultaneous workshops on different topics.

會議主辦單位安排了三個不同主題的同步工作坊。

collocation: simultaneous + workshop / event / session

同義詞
  • concurrent

    more formal, often used for processes or events that run in parallel over a period rather than at a single moment

  • coinciding

    less common, suggests accidental or unplanned timing

反義詞
  • sequential

    happening one after another, not at the same time

  • separate

    occurring at different times, not necessarily in a fixed order

文法句型

simultaneous + noun

be + simultaneous + with + noun phrase

用法筆記

Frequently used before a noun (a simultaneous broadcast) or with the preposition with (simultaneous with the conference). The adverb simultaneously is much more common after verbs (the events happened simultaneously).

常見錯誤

❌The two events happened simultaneous.
✅The two events happened simultaneously.
💡Simultaneous is an adjective; use the adverb form simultaneously after action verbs.