momentary

mo·men·tar·y

M0378300 (mō′mən-tĕr′ē)adj.1. Lasting for only a moment.2. Occurring or present at every moment: in momentary fear of being exposed.3. Short-lived or ephemeral, as a life.

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[Middle English momentare, from Latin mōmentārius, from mōmentum, moment; see moment.]

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mo′men·tar′i·ness n.

momentary

(ˈməʊməntərɪ; -trɪ) adjlasting for only a moment; temporary ˈmomentariness n

mo•men•tar•y

(ˈmoʊ mənˌtɛr i)

adj. 1. lasting but a moment; very brief. 2. that might occur at any moment: to live in fear of momentary annihilation. 3. effective or recurring constantly. [1425–75; late Middle English < Latin mōmentārius.] mo′men•tar`i•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

momentary - lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"fleeting, fugitive, momentaneousshort - primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"

momentary

adjective short-lived, short, brief, temporary, passing, quick, fleeting, hasty, transitory a momentary lapse of concentration
lasting, permanent, lengthy, long-lived

momentary

adjective1. Lasting or existing only for a short time:ephemeral, evanescent, fleet, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, passing, short-lived, temporal, temporary, transient, transitory.2. About to occur at any moment:imminent, impending, proximate.

Translations

倾刻的瞬间的

moment

(ˈməumənt) noun1. a very short space of time. I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence. 片刻 片刻，瞬间 2. a particular point in time. At that moment, the telephone rang. 特定 时刻ˈmomentary adjective lasting for only a moment. a momentary feeling of fear. 片刻的，短暫的 倾刻的ˈmomentarily ((American) moumənˈte-) adverb 一時，短暫地 短暂地moˈmentous (-ˈmen-) adjective of great importance. a momentous event. 重大的 重大的moˈmentously adverb 重大地 重大地at the moment at this particular time; now. She's rather busy at the moment. 此刻 此刻the moment (that) exactly when. I want to see him the moment he arrives. 一…就… 一 ... 就 ... ，这一刻

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