transitory

英 ['tr?ns?t(?)r?; 'trɑ?ns-; -nz-] 美['tr?ns?t?ri]
  • adj. 短暫的,暫時(shí)的;瞬息的

GRE暢通詞匯TEM8

中文詞源


transitory 短暫的,暫時(shí)的

來(lái)自 transit,中轉(zhuǎn),過(guò)渡,-ory,形容詞后綴。

英文詞源


transitory (adj.)
"passing without continuing," late 14c., from Old French transitoire "ephemeral, transitory" (12c.), from Late Latin transitorius "passing, transient," in classical Latin "allowing passage through," from transitus, past participle of transire "go or cross over" (see transient).

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. the transitory nature of his happiness
他的幸福曇花一現(xiàn)

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. In the final analysis, most of life's joys are transitory.
歸根結(jié)底, 塵世間的歡樂(lè)大多是過(guò)眼煙云,轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

3. Most teenage romances are transitory.
絕大多數(shù)青少年的戀情都轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝。

來(lái)自辭典例句

4. Never use transitory dialogs as error messages or confirmations.
絕不要用臨時(shí)對(duì)話框作為錯(cuò)誤信息框或確認(rèn)信息框.

來(lái)自About Face 3交互設(shè)計(jì)精髓

5. The definition implies two resultant temperatures, transitory and steady state.
該定義包括有瞬時(shí)的和穩(wěn)態(tài)的兩種合成溫度.

來(lái)自辭典例句