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单词 transience
释义

transience

noun

tran·​sience ˈtran(t)-sh(ē-)ən(t)s How to pronounce transience (audio)
ˈtran-zē-ən(t)s,
ˈtran(t)-sē-;
ˈtran-zhən(t)s,
-jən(t)s
: the quality or state of being transient

Synonyms

  • ephemerality
  • evanescence
  • fleetingness
  • fugitiveness
  • impermanence
  • impermanency
  • momentariness
  • temporariness
  • transiency
  • transitoriness
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Example Sentences

the transience of spring in northern climates means residents get to enjoy temperate weather only briefly before the heat and humidity of summer set in
Recent Examples on the Web Anxiety induced by transience doesn’t sell anything. Chris Wright, Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2019 By meditating on the fragility of time, Stoics seek not to instill dread, but to reveal death and transience as natural aspects of the human experience that can be faced without anxiety. Melinda Latour, The Conversation, 16 Aug. 2022 In a sense, the very transience Monet depicted depreciates value. Washington Post, 7 July 2022 All around, disruption and transience were evident in what is essentially an Arctic desert. New York Times, 19 May 2022 And after trawling through the material for two years, a through- line definitely emerged related to chaos and transience, and which was a little different than change. Carole Horst, Variety, 23 May 2022 Even so, the symbolism of the cherry tree, rooted in the Buddhist theme of the transience of life, is made for this pandemic moment. Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2022 Even the 1980s act as a sort of reaction to transience! David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2022 Meant as a meditation on transience, the vessels have been cracked and partially shattered, embedded — almost infected — with bits of rock and brick. Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1739, in the meaning defined above

transience

noun

as in impermanence
the state or quality of lasting only for a short time the transience of spring in northern climates means residents get to enjoy temperate weather only briefly before the heat and humidity of summer set in

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • impermanence
  • transiency
  • temporariness
  • ephemerality
  • shortness
  • transitoriness
  • evanescence
  • fleetingness
  • impermanency
  • momentariness
  • fugitiveness
  • brevity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • permanence
  • endurance
  • continuation
  • permanency
  • continuance
  • longevity
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