ephemeral
发音
英 [ɪˈfemərəl]
美 [ɪˈfɛmərəl]
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- adj.
- 短暂的,瞬息的
- 朝露
- 一年生
- 朝生暮死
单词词源
ephemeral 短暂的
epi-, 在上,在中。-hemer, 天,词源同euhemerism。原指一种朝生暮死的昆虫,后形容短暂的生命,转瞬即逝的。
双语例句
- 1. Yet many of those profits turned out to be ephemeral .
- 然而,那些利润中的一部分被证明是短暂的。
- 2. It 's just as important to record the ephemeral good times .
- 记录那些短暂的美好时光是重要的。
- 3. The analytical difficulty , however , lies in working out which of these trends will have staying power and which will turn out simply to reflect the ephemeral mood of the moment .
- 然而,分析的困难在于研判出在这些趋势中,哪种趋势具有持久力,哪种趋势最终只是现阶段一时氛围的反映。
- 4. Though most tools are ephemeral , some of your best tools are a simple pencil and sketch pad .
- 大多数工具的寿命都是短暂的,而你最好最长久的工具之一却是朴素的铅笔和素描本。
- 5. The gain may be ephemeral , however , as fallout from the housing bust and the recession persists .
- 不过,经济增速的提高可能是短暂的,因为楼市泡沫破裂和衰退的后果依然持续难消。