ephemeral

• adj. 短暂的；朝生暮死的
• n. 只生存一天的事物

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。

1. enduring a very short time;

"the ephemeral joys of childhood"

"a passing fancy"

"youth's transient beauty"

"love is transitory but at is eternal"

"fugacious blossoms"

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.

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。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It is not something ephemeral.

它不是朝生暮死的东西.

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The old universal truths lacking which any story is ephemeral and doomed. ( William Faulkner ).

“没有了古老而普遍的真理,任何故事都短暂并且注定要失败的” ( 威廉·福克纳 ).

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His work is ephemeral.

他的作品没有永久性.

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It was not the mere ephemeral.

它并非朝生暮死.

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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.

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These novels passed because they concerned themselves only with the ephemeral parts of human experience.

其所以过时是因为这些小说写的只是些人生经验中瞬息消逝的部分.

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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.

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Slang words are often ephemeral.

俚语往往只流行于一时.

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In front of our ephemeral life, many are puzzled and ask themselves: Why are we here?

面对我们短暂的一生, 许多人感到困惑,都在自问: 为什么我们在这里?

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A mime of the ephemeral, the actor trains and perfects himself only in appearances.

演员模仿即将消亡之物, 只须在表象上充实和完善自我.

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The poem talks about love being only an ephemeral fever.

这首诗提到爱情只是短暂的狂热.

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The steamboats, though their reign was longer, were ephemeral craft.

汽船的时代虽然比较长, 仍是一种难保长久的水上工具.

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There smiles the Divine Child among his playthings of unmeaning clouds and ephemeral lights and shadows.

那圣洁的孩子在乏味的云层和倏忽变幻的浮光掠影中嬉戏微笑.

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The Japanese have a word, aware, for the feelings the poignant beauty of an ephemeral thing.

日本人用“哀”这个字来形容美丽却短暂易逝的事物给人的感受.

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Any story is ephemeral and doomed.

任何故事都只能昙花一现,注定要泯灭.

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What is true is forever in our hearts, and will not disappear with our ephemeral lives.

真正的爱是永远藏在心里面, 却不会随着短暂的生命而消失.

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Desire is only a thought, an impulse. It is nebulous and ephemeral.

渴望只不过是一个念头 、 一阵冲劲,稍纵即逝,而且朦胧缥缈.

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Most newspapers are of ephemeral interest.

多数报纸只能引起读者短暂的注意.

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There, in the sky before them, was a round moon circled by an ephemeral ring.

那里, 在他们面前的天空中, 出现了一轮圆月,带着围绕着它的稍瞬即逝的光环.

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In short the joy was ephemeral and the hangover acute.

简言之,欢乐是短暂的,纵情后的头痛是严重的.

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Patterns of deltas are ephemeral.

三角洲式样的变化是很快的.

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In terms of stream flow, there are three general types of streams : ephemeral , intermittent, and perennial.

根据河川的经流, 河流通常可分为三种类型: 季节性河流 、 间歇性河流和常流河.

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Diptychocarpus strictus is an early spring ephemeral plant mainly distributed in Junggar Basin of China.

是准噶尔盆地中常见的三种十字花科早春短命植物.

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It's important to remember that gains , any gains, can be ephemeral.

有一点非常重要,必须记住, 任何增值都可以是稍瞬即逝的.

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Really good music will be everlasting while most pop songs are ephemeral.

真正好的音乐是永恒的,而大多数流行歌曲只会昙花一现.

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Nature is ephemeral: Earth is fragile and it is in danger of collapse.

自然是短暂的: 地球很脆弱,而且处于崩溃的危险中.

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For how can we condemn something that is ephemeral in transit?

我们怎么能去谴责那些转瞬即逝的事物 呢 ?

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