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ephemeral adj.短暂的；朝生暮死的n.生存极短时间的事物 (1) 多数报纸只能引起读者短暂的注意。(2) 俚语往往只流行于一时。(3) 这样的小说只是昙花一现的东西而已。 Ephemeral (ə-FEM-ər-əl) was originally a medical term with the specific meaning "lasting only one day," as a fever or sickness (Hemera means "day" in Greek.) The word became more general, coming to mean "lasting a short time," covering the life spans of plants or insects and then eventually anything that is fleeting or transitory. A related word is the plural noun ephemera, meaning "things that are meant to last for only a short time." Posters for a rock concert are often ephemera, unless the band is so famous that they get saved and sold on eBay.

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英 [ɪ'femərəl] 美 [ɪ'femərəl] (1) Most newspapers are of ephemeral interest.(2) Slang words are often ephemeral.(3) Such novels came forward to enjoy ephemeral popularity only. Something that is fleeting or short-lived is ephemeral, like a fly that lives for one day or text messages flitting from cellphone to cellphone. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]短暂的；瞬间的 If you describe something as ephemeral, you mean that it lasts only for a very short time.   [FORMAL 正式]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。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。

英语单词	ephemeral
英美音标	英 [ɪ'femərəl] 美 [ɪ'femərəl]
中文释义	adj.短暂的；朝生暮死的 n.生存极短时间的事物
英语例句	(1) Most newspapers are of ephemeral interest. (2) Slang words are often ephemeral. (3) Such novels came forward to enjoy ephemeral popularity only.
中文例句	(1) 多数报纸只能引起读者短暂的注意。 (2) 俚语往往只流行于一时。 (3) 这样的小说只是昙花一现的东西而已。
vocabulary简明	Something that is fleeting or short-lived is ephemeral, like a fly that lives for one day or text messages flitting from cellphone to cellphone.
vocabulary扩展	Ephemeral (ə-FEM-ər-əl) was originally a medical term with the specific meaning "lasting only one day," as a fever or sickness (Hemera means "day" in Greek.) The word became more general, coming to mean "lasting a short time," covering the life spans of plants or insects and then eventually anything that is fleeting or transitory. A related word is the plural noun ephemera, meaning "things that are meant to last for only a short time." Posters for a rock concert are often ephemera, unless the band is so famous that they get saved and sold on eBay.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]短暂的；瞬间的 If you describe something as ephemeral, you mean that it lasts only for a very short time. [FORMAL 正式] 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。 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。

Ephemeral Short Fleeting Meaning Lasting Word 英 ɪ'Femərəl] 美