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

• 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。
• This pattern processes each record in an input file and accumulates the resulting processed records in one or more "transitory" target files which will be moved to target directories on completion.
  此模式处理输入文件中的每个记录，并将所得到的经过处理的结果累积为一个或多个“临时”目标文件，此文件将在完成时移动到目标目录。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• That is transitory or semipersistent in its vector.
  在它的介体中是属于中间的或半持久的。
• Most teenage romances are transitory.
  绝大多数十几岁少年的恋情都转瞬即逝。
• To be sure, many young people find only transitory work available during this poor recovery.
  诚然，许多年轻人发现，在当下经济复苏乏力的环境下，只能找到短暂型的工作。
• 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。
• If you believe this you also believe that inflation in the US is only transitory and not a problem.
  如果你相信这个，你也相信美国的通胀是短暂的且没事儿。