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

• All this may be transitory.
  这一切也许只是暂时的？
• The costs of the recession, on this view, are at least partially permanent rather than transitory.
  如此说来，衰退造成的损失至少有一部分会长期存在，并非一时可弥补。
• 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。
• However, we must take into account the transitory and partial character of this change for the better on the enemy's side.
  但是我们必须估计敌人这种向上变化的暂时性和局部性。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• Did people seriously think the Chinese were going to give up their historic transformation because of a transitory downturn?
  人们真的以为中国人会因为短暂的经济低迷而放弃自己的历史性变革吗？
• The laws of supply and demand suggest that this may not be a transitory phenomenon.
  供需规律意味着，这或许不是一个短暂现象。
• These feelings tend to be transitory.
  这些感觉多是暂时的。