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

• Yet hope springs ephemeral in this production.
  然而，在这部作品中希望只是昙花一现。
• 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。
• Never bowing to the whims of ephemeral fashion, we have always held on to solid and lasting values.
  决不屈从于古怪而短暂的时尚，我们始终紧紧坚持可靠与持久的价值。
• 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。
• Patterns of deltas are ephemeral.
  三角洲式样的变化是很快的。
• Time is eternal, while life is ephemeral.
  时间是永恒的，而生命确很短暂。
• Files stored here should be considered temporary because each instance's file system is ephemeral.
  存储在这里的文件应该被认为是临时的，因为每个实例的文件系统不是永久的。
• 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？
• 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。
• I would say high school is ephemeral.
  我会说高中时代是朝生暮死的。