ephemeral
英 [?'fem(?)r(?)l; -'fi?m-]
美 [?'f?m?r?l]
- adj. 短暫的；朝生暮死的
- n. 只生存一天的事物
助記提示
1. epi- => ep- "on" + hemer- + -al.
2. => lasting only one day, short-lived.
3. => short-lived insects and flowers, thing of transitory existence.
4. 諧音記，“一會兒沒了”就是短暫的嘛。有同學說，念起來其實也不是很像，老師說，別抬杠了，記得下來就好。
中文詞源
ephemeral 短暫的epi-, 在上，在中。-hemer, 天，詞源同euhemerism。原指一種朝生暮死的昆蟲，后形容短暫的生命，轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝的。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Most newspapers are of ephemeral interest.
- 多數(shù)報紙只能引起讀者短暫的注意.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. These paintings are in some ways a reminder that earthly pleasures are ephemeral.
- 這些畫在某種意義上提醒人們世俗的享樂是短暫的。
來自辭典例句
- 3. He talked about the country's ephemeral unity being shattered by the defeat.
- 他談到戰(zhàn)敗使得該國短暫的統(tǒng)一徹底破滅。
來自辭典例句
- 4. And the steamboats, though their reign was longer, were ephemeral craft.
- 汽船的時代雖然比較長些, 還是一種朝不保夕的工具.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Such novels came forward to enjoy ephemeral popularity only.
- 這樣的小說只是曇花一現(xiàn)的東西而已.
來自辭典例句