transitory

英 [ˈtrænzətri]

美 [ˈtrænzətɔːri]

adj.  暂时的; 片刻的; 转瞬即逝的

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

BNC.19572 / COCA.18961

牛津词典

adj.

• 暂时的；片刻的；转瞬即逝的
  continuing for only a short time
  1. the transitory nature of his happiness
     他的幸福昙花一现

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 短暂的;转瞬即逝的;昙花一现的
  If you say that something istransitory, you mean that it lasts only for a short time.
  1. Most teenage romances are transitory.
     绝大多数十几岁少年的恋情都转瞬即逝。
  2. …a sad reminder of the transitory nature of political success.
     不由得令人悲哀地想到政治成功昙花一现的本质

英英释义

adj

• lasting a very short time
  1. the ephemeral joys of childhood
  2. a passing fancy
  3. youth's transient beauty
  4. love is transitory but it is eternal
  5. fugacious blossoms
  Synonym:ephemeralpassingshort-livedtransientfugacious

双语例句

• He advised me to utilize the remaining years of my transitory life in self uplift and social service.
  他建议我把我的短暂的有生之年奉献到自我提升和社会服务上来。
• But forgiveness blots out bitterness from human heart like transitory ripples on water.
  但是宽恕能够从人心中清除痛苦就像水中暂时泛起的波纹。
• The resolution of the puzzle was that spending and savings decisions depended on people's views of their long-term ( permanent) income; but they were much less inclined to adjust to transitory income variations in either direction.
  对这个谜题的解释是，支出和储蓄决策取决于人们对自己长期（永久）收入的看法；人们往往不会根据短暂的收入变化对支出和储蓄进行调整。
• It is to accept that the innovator's curse is to be transitory.
  创新者要受的诅咒总是要暂时被接受的。
• Love is transitory, but art is eternal.
  爱情是短暂的；但艺术是永恒的。
• However, we must take into account the transitory and partial character of this change for the better on the enemy's side.
  但是我们必须估计敌人这种向上变化的暂时性和局部性。
• The images reflect on the transitory and fleeting nature of life, they are in themselves ephemeral.
  这些图片展示了生命的转瞬即逝，展示了自然的主导作用。
• The rapid and powerful effect produced by intravenous injection may result in a transitory fall in plasma volume.
  快速和强大的影响所产生的静脉注射可能会导致在一个短暂的下降，血浆量。
• a sad reminder of the transitory nature of political success.
  不由得令人悲哀地想到政治成功昙花一现的本质
• For a transitory enchanted moment man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent.
  在那昙花一现的神妙的瞬间，人面对这个新大陆一定屏息惊异。