英语词汇“ephemeral”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	ephemeral
释义	ephemeralephemeral /ɪˈfɛmərəl/ adjective formal Etymology ETYMOLOGYephemeral Origin: 1500-1600 Greek ephemeros lasting a day, from hemera day Thesaurus THESAURUStime► short happening or continuing for only a little time: Today’s meeting should be fairly short. I’ve just been living here a short time. ► brief (also quick) short, especially because there is not much time available. Brief sounds more formal than quick: We made a brief visit to the museum. I had a quick meeting with my boss. ► momentary extremely short: There was a momentary silence when Ryan came in the room. ► passing short and not very serious: She hoped his interest in tattoos was just a passing phase. ► short-lived short and not as long as someone wanted or hoped: The ceasefire was short-lived. ► temporary fairly short and not expected to be permanent: I’m sure it’s only a temporary problem. ► cursory done in a very short time, without much attention to details: He gave us a cursory explanation of how the machine worked. ► ephemeral formal staying the same for only a short time: Teenage romances are often ephemeral. existing for only a short time ► see thesaurus at short1 [Origin: 1500–1600 Greek ephemeros lasting a day, from hemera day]—ephemerally adverb
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