ephemeral
英 [ɪˈfemərəl]
美 [ɪˈfemərəl]
adj. 短暂的; 瞬息的
复数:ephemerals
BNC.15628 / COCA.14116
牛津词典
adj.
- 短暂的;瞬息的
lasting or used for only a short period of time
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 短暂的;瞬间的
If you describe something asephemeral, you mean that it lasts only for a very short time.- He talked about the country's ephemeral unity being shattered by the defeat...
他谈到战败使得该国短暂的统一彻底破灭。 - These paintings are in some ways a reminder that earthly pleasures are ephemeral.
这些画在某种意义上提醒人们世俗的享乐是短暂的。
- He talked about the country's ephemeral unity being shattered by the defeat...
英英释义
noun
- anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
adj
- lasting a very short time
- the ephemeral joys of childhood
- a passing fancy
- youth's transient beauty
- love is transitory but it is eternal
- fugacious blossoms