<p>即 in this context means 即刻: "immediately; at once; instantly"</p>

<p>已 = already; had</p>

<p>即已 = had immediately  </p>

<p>即已显露= had immediately shown</p>

<p>Edit:</p>

<p>就 can also means "immediately"</p>

<ul>
<li><p>黎明[<strong>即</strong>]起 = Wake up [<strong>as soon as</strong>] dawn arrives</p></li>
<li><p>黎明[<strong>就</strong>]起床 = wake up [<strong>as soon as</strong>] dawn arrives</p></li>
</ul>

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Tang Ho
<blockquote>
  <p>病征在成年早期即已显露</p>
</blockquote>

<p>即 here means 就. It means this sense: </p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/UUAP9.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/UUAP9.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>So, 病征在成年早期即已显露 is equal to say 病征在成年早期就已显露. </p>

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成年早期即已显露= it appeared as soon as 成年早期 arrived;    成年早期就已显露 = it already appeared as early as 成年早期
Tang Ho
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People should read this discussion on the many meanings of 就  here http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,138618,page=1
Tang Ho
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dan
<p>即已 = 就已经</p>

<p>病征在成年早期即已（就已经）显露，<br>
Symptoms are already apparent in early adulthood<br>
但随年龄增长趋于缓和或稳定。<br>
but with age tend to moderate or stabilize.</p>

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Pedroski
<p>In a document about <a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E8%BE%B9%E7%BC%98%E6%80%A7%E4%BA%BA%E6%A0%BC%E9%9A%9C%E7%A2%8D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">边缘性人格障碍</a> (biānyuán xìng réngé zhàng'ài) = "Borderline Personality Disorder", we have the following sentence:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>病征在成年早期即已显露，但随年龄增长趋于缓和或稳定。<br>
  <sub>Bìngzhēng zài chéngnián zǎoqí jí yǐ xiǎnlù, dàn suí niánlíng zēngzhǎng qū yú huǎnhé huò wěndìng.</sub>  </p>
</blockquote>

<p>I translate this to:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Symptoms become visible at early adulthood, but with age they have an increasing tendency to alleviate or stabilize.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I think it's a reasonably accurate translation.  (<a href="https://translate.google.cn/#zh-CN/en/%E7%97%85%E5%BE%81%E5%9C%A8%E6%88%90%E5%B9%B4%E6%97%A9%E6%9C%9F%E5%8D%B3%E5%B7%B2%E6%98%BE%E9%9C%B2%EF%BC%8C%E4%BD%86%E9%9A%8F%E5%B9%B4%E9%BE%84%E5%A2%9E%E9%95%BF%E8%B6%8B%E4%BA%8E%E7%BC%93%E5%92%8C%E6%88%96%E7%A8%B3%E5%AE%9A%E3%80%82" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google Translate</a> gives a translation that's much the same: "Symptoms are revealed early in adulthood, but tend to ease or stabilize with age.")</p>

<p>What I'm confused about is the use of</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E5%8D%B3" rel="nofollow noreferrer">即</a> (jí), which means something like "namely" (also mentioned in <a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/25995/what-does-%E5%8D%B3-mean-in-this-sentence">What does 即 mean in this sentence?</a>), but I don't think that makes sense here, and</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E5%B7%B2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">已</a> (yǐ), which means something like "already".</li>
</ul>

<p>Neither of these makes sense to me in this context.</p>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: What do 即 and 已 do in the sentence 病征在成年早期即已显露?</p>

<p>There's a few examples of 即已 used together on <a href="http://youdao.com/w/eng/%E5%8D%B3%E5%B7%B2/#keyfrom=dict2.index" rel="nofollow noreferrer">YouDao</a>, but I don't see how they help.</p>

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即已=已经 iciba：自儿童时起即已开始有严格的课程设置.early舒伯特的技巧在他十分年轻时即已达到了顶峰.while quite young 这个问题归根到底是一种挑战,这种挑战自从有了国际关系即已存在"as old as",
user6065
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即 also carries a meaning of causation or strong correlation.
Henry Chan
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What do 即 (jí) and 已 (yǐ) do in the sentence 病征在成年早期即已显露 ("symptoms become visible at early adulthood")?
# What do 即 (jí) and 已 (yǐ) do in the sentence 病征在成年早期即已显露 ("symptoms become visible at early adulthood")?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-29)

In a document about [边缘性人格障碍](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E8%BE%B9%E7%BC%98%E6%80%A7%E4%BA%BA%E6%A0%BC%E9%9A%9C%E7%A2%8D) (biānyuán xìng réngé zhàng'ài) = "Borderline Personality Disorder", we have the following sentence:

> 病征在成年早期即已显露，但随年龄增长趋于缓和或稳定。  
> Bìngzhēng zài chéngnián zǎoqí jí yǐ xiǎnlù, dàn suí niánlíng zēngzhǎng qū yú huǎnhé huò wěndìng.

I translate this to:

> Symptoms become visible at early adulthood, but with age they have an increasing tendency to alleviate or stabilize.

I think it's a reasonably accurate translation. ([Google Translate](https://translate.google.cn/#zh-CN/en/%E7%97%85%E5%BE%81%E5%9C%A8%E6%88%90%E5%B9%B4%E6%97%A9%E6%9C%9F%E5%8D%B3%E5%B7%B2%E6%98%BE%E9%9C%B2%EF%BC%8C%E4%BD%86%E9%9A%8F%E5%B9%B4%E9%BE%84%E5%A2%9E%E9%95%BF%E8%B6%8B%E4%BA%8E%E7%BC%93%E5%92%8C%E6%88%96%E7%A8%B3%E5%AE%9A%E3%80%82) gives a translation that's much the same: "Symptoms are revealed early in adulthood, but tend to ease or stabilize with age.")

What I'm confused about is the use of

* [即](http://dict.cn/%E5%8D%B3) (jí), which means something like "namely" (also mentioned in [What does 即 mean in this sentence?](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/25995/what-does-%E5%8D%B3-mean-in-this-sentence)), but I don't think that makes sense here, and
* [已](http://dict.cn/%E5%B7%B2) (yǐ), which means something like "already".

Neither of these makes sense to me in this context.

**Question**: What do 即 and 已 do in the sentence 病征在成年早期即已显露?

There's a few examples of 即已 used together on [YouDao](http://youdao.com/w/eng/%E5%8D%B3%E5%B7%B2/#keyfrom=dict2.index), but I don't see how they help.

**Tags:** meaning-in-context

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 即已=已经 iciba：自儿童时起即已开始有严格的课程设置.early舒伯特的技巧在他十分年轻时即已达到了顶峰.while quite young 这个问题归根到底是一种挑战,这种挑战自从有了国际关系即已存在"as old as",  
> **username_2**: 即 also carries a meaning of causation or strong correlation.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2018-04-29. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

即 in this context means 即刻: "immediately; at once; instantly"

已 = already; had

即已 = had immediately

即已显露= had immediately shown

Edit:

就 can also means "immediately"

* 黎明[**即**]起 = Wake up [**as soon as**] dawn arrives
* 黎明[**就**]起床 = wake up [**as soon as**] dawn arrives


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### Answer by username_4 on 2018-04-29. Score: 2

> 病征在成年早期即已显露

即 here means 就. It means this sense:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/UUAP9.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/UUAP9.jpg)

So, 病征在成年早期即已显露 is equal to say 病征在成年早期就已显露.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: 成年早期即已显露= it appeared as soon as 成年早期 arrived;    成年早期就已显露 = it already appeared as early as 成年早期  
> **username_3**: People should read this discussion on the many meanings of 就  here http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,138618,page=1  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2018-04-29. Score: 2

即已 = 就已经

病征在成年早期即已（就已经）显露，  
Symptoms are already apparent in early adulthood  
但随年龄增长趋于缓和或稳定。  
but with age tend to moderate or stabilize.


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