| 单词 | transitional |
| 释义 | transitional (once / 3436 pages) adj Sometimes people who have been laid off from their old jobs and haven’t been able to find new ones say they are in a transitional period. In other words, they are in the middle of a change. The adjective transitional relates to things such as governments, office spaces, or aspects of one’s life that are in the process of changing. This is a temporary state, until a permanent solution is established, and the word is often used with a sense of hope. For example, when someone goes through a romantic breakup and is hoping to find someone new, she might also say she is in a transitional phase. A synonym for transitional is interim. WORD FAMILYtransitional: transitionally+/transit: transited, transiting, transition, transits/transition: transitional, transitioned, transitioning, transitions USAGE EXAMPLESLeaving a transitional housing unit is considered escae and is punishable by three and a half to seven years in prison. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) “It’s a transitional, fragmented episode built around narrative red herrings,” Mike Hale wrote in The New York Times. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Under the deal, Mr Kabila is to lead a transitional government until elections which must be held by the end of 2017. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) adj of or relating to or characterized by transition adolescence is a transitional stage between childhood and adulthood |
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