ephemeral

英 [ɪˈfemərəl]

美 [ɪˈfemərəl]

adj.  短暂的; 瞬息的

复数：ephemerals　

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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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
  Synonym:ephemeron

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:passingshort-livedtransienttransitoryfugacious

双语例句

• In the memories of time, only that which is ephemeral is lasting.
  在时光的记忆中，只有瞬息才是永恒。
• It's surprising how much value can be placed on an object as ephemeral as a piece of data.
  非常令人惊讶，在不过就是一段数据的临时对象上，能寄予多少价值呢？
• He's saying that even though human life is limited, ephemeral and delicate, it's still beautiful.
  诗人认为生命有限，尽管短暂而脆弱，但仍然非常美丽。
• Some is ephemeral or vulnerable: garments and textiles, musical instruments, traditional habitat largely built of bamboo etc.
  其中部分文化遗产是短命的或脆弱的，如服装和纺织品、乐器、大多用竹子建造的传统居所等。
• Life is eternal. A lifetime is ephemeral.
  生命是永恒的，而一生的时间却极为短暂。
• Other block devices, including ephemeral disks and volumes, will be ignored.
  其他块设备（包括临时磁盘和卷）将被忽略。
• My flower is ephemeral, and she has only four thorns to defend herself against the world. And I have left her on my planet, all alone!
  我的花生命是短暂的，她只有四根刺可以保护自己，抵御世界，我却将她独自留在我的星球上了！
• Their colours and their sense of the ephemeral make them a source of inspiration.
  它们的颜色和它们给人的生命短暂的意识，使其成为一个灵感的源泉。
• I would say high school is ephemeral.
  我会说高中时代是朝生暮死的。
• Happiness is frivolous, fleeting, ephemeral.
  幸福是轻浮的、飞驰的、短暂的。