ephemeral

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something which lasts for a short period of time.
形容词 adj.
  1. Lasting for a short period of time.
    — 1821-1822, Vicesimus Knox, Remarks on the tendency of certain Clauses in a Bill now pending in Parliament to degrade Grammar Schools Esteem, lasting esteem, the esteem of good men, like himself, will be his reward, when the gale of ephemeral popularity shall have gradually subsided.
  2. Existing for only one day, as with some flowers, insects, and diseases.
  3. Usually dry, but filling with water for brief periods during and after precipitation.
    — The graben constitutes a depositional basin and a topographic low, underlain by Cretaceous shales, in which volcanic debris accumulated in ephemeral lakes and streams in Oligocene and early Miocene time.

词形变化

more ephemeral comparative most ephemeral superlative ephemerals plural

词汇关系

近义词
earthly ephemeral brief deciduous evanescent fleeting flying fugacious fugitive instant momentary passing perishable quick seasonable short short-lived temporary transient transitive transitory volatile whilend worldly
反义词
eternal lasting perennial persistent
下位词
provisional
衍生词
bovine ephemeral fever ephemeral fever ephemeralization ephemeralize ephemeral lake ephemerally ephemeralness ephemeral state nonephemeral unephemeral
相关词
ephemera ephemeron ephemerality hemeral intermittent unstable unsteady speedy moment temporarily transience

词源

词源 1
From New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros), the more common form of ἐφημέριος (ephēmérios, “of, for, or during the day, living or lasting but for a day, short-lived, temporary”), from ἐπί (epí, “on”) + ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”).
词源 2
From New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros), the more common form of ἐφημέριος (ephēmérios, “of, for, or during the day, living or lasting but for a day, short-lived, temporary”), from ἐπί (epí, “on”) + ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”).
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