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

• 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？
• But the snow is a transitory problem.
  不过，大雪只是一个暂时问题。
• When gauging the amount of inequality, why do transitory and life cycle variations in income cause difficulties?
  在判断收入不平等时，为何收入短期变动和在整个生命周期变动，引起一些困难。
• 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
• 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。
• Most teenage romances are transitory.
  绝大多数十几岁少年的恋情都转瞬即逝。
• 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。
• He advised me to utilize the remaining years of my transitory life in self uplift and social service.
  他建议我把我的短暂的有生之年奉献到自我提升和社会服务上来。
• If you believe this you also believe that inflation in the US is only transitory and not a problem.
  如果你相信这个，你也相信美国的通胀是短暂的且没事儿。