evanescent

pronunciation

UK [ˌi:vəˈnesnt]word uk audio image

US [ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt] word us audio image

  • adj.
    迅速消失遗忘的,短暂的
    生命无常

Word Origin

evanescent 转瞬即逝的

e-, 向外。-van,空的,消逝,词源同vacate, vanish.

Example

1. A tiny few have accumulated vast wealth but even that has an evanescent , almost ghostly quality .
积少能成巨大的财富,但是那也会瞬息即逝,化为无形无质。
2. The slender evanescent clock was designed to compliment society 's linear understanding of the briefness as well as the permanence of time .
瞬息即逝的纤细的时钟,旨在表达对简约和永恒时间的线形理解。
3. Yet the invention of technology to capture this evanescent experience has radically changed this essential mode of communication .
然而为了捕捉这种瞬间的体验而发展出来的技术已经彻底地改变了音乐这种沟通方式的基本模式。
4. Instead , their role was played by evanescent photons continually popping into existence around the strong pulse .
相反,由易消散的光子发挥的这些作用在强脉冲附近持续存在。
5. Tiny and vast , eternal and evanescent , these are the polarities of a work of art that defies categorization .
微小与宏大,永恒与瞬间,艺术作品中的这种两极冲突是对循规蹈矩生活的公然藐视。

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