ephemeral

英 [ɪˈfemərəl]

美 [ɪˈfemərəl]

adj.  短暂的; 瞬息的

复数：ephemerals　

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BNC.15628 / COCA.14116

牛津词典

adj.

• 短暂的；瞬息的
  lasting or used for only a short period of time

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 短暂的;瞬间的
  If you describe something asephemeral, you mean that it lasts only for a very short time.
  1. 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。
  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。

英英释义

noun

• anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
  Synonym:ephemeron

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:passingshort-livedtransienttransitoryfugacious

双语例句

• It's surprising how much value can be placed on an object as ephemeral as a piece of data.
  非常令人惊讶，在不过就是一段数据的临时对象上，能寄予多少价值呢？
• Ephemeral storage is the storage embedded in the virtual machine.
  临时性存储是嵌入在虚拟机中的存储。
• Life is eternal. A lifetime is ephemeral.
  生命是永恒的，而一生的时间却极为短暂。
• 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？
• But the ephemeral is still ephemeral if you merely reproduce it and pass it on.
  不过，如果你只是复制并传递短暂，它仍然只能短暂。
• The storage is called ephemeral, because when you shut down your instance, the information is gone forever.
  这种存储之所以称为临时存储，是因为当您关闭您的实例时，信息将永远消失。
• The images reflect on the transitory and fleeting nature of life, they are in themselves ephemeral.
  这些图片展示了生命的转瞬即逝，展示了自然的主导作用。
• Other block devices, including ephemeral disks and volumes, will be ignored.
  其他块设备（包括临时磁盘和卷）将被忽略。
• Patterns of deltas are ephemeral.
  三角洲式样的变化是很快的。
• My other writings are very ephemeral, but this book will be remembered forever.
  我的其他作品很短命，但这本书将永远被人们记住。