ephemeral
英 [ɪ'fem(ə)r(ə)l; -'fiːm-]
美 [ə'fɛmərəl]
- adj. 短暂的；朝生暮死的
- n. 只生存一天的事物
TEM8 IELTS GRE TOEFL
1. epi- => ep- "on" + hemer- + -al.
2. => lasting only one day, short-lived.
3. => short-lived insects and flowers, thing of transitory existence.
4. 谐音记，“一会儿没了”就是短暂的嘛。有同学说，念起来其实也不是很像，老师说，别抬杠了，记得下来就好。
ephemeral 短暂的epi-, 在上，在中。-hemer, 天，词源同euhemerism。原指一种朝生暮死的昆虫，后形容短暂的生命，转瞬即逝的。
- ephemeral
- ephemeral: [16] Ephemeral, now used fairly loosely for ‘transitory’, originally meant specifically ‘lasting only one day’. It comes from Greek ephémeros, a compound formed from the prefix epí- ‘on’ and hēmérā ‘day’. The Greeks named the mayfly ephémeron, since its adult form lives only one day, and English adopted ephemeron [16] as the scientific name for the insect.
- ephemeral (adj.)
- 1560s; see ephemera + -al (1). Originally of diseases and lifespans, "lasting but one day;" extended sense of "transitory" is from 1630s. Related: Ephemerally; ephemerality.
- 1. Most newspapers are of ephemeral interest.
- 多数报纸只能引起读者短暂的注意.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. These paintings are in some ways a reminder that earthly pleasures are ephemeral.
- 这些画在某种意义上提醒人们世俗的享乐是短暂的。
来自辞典例句
- 3. He talked about the country's ephemeral unity being shattered by the defeat.
- 他谈到战败使得该国短暂的统一彻底破灭。
来自辞典例句
- 4. And the steamboats, though their reign was longer, were ephemeral craft.
- 汽船的时代虽然比较长些, 还是一种朝不保夕的工具.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Such novels came forward to enjoy ephemeral popularity only.
- 这样的小说只是昙花一现的东西而已.
来自辞典例句
