ephemeral

ephemeral

英 [ɪ'fem(ə)r(ə)l; -'fiːm-]
　　美 [ə'fɛmərəl]

adj. 短暫的；朝生暮死的
　　n. 隻生存一天的事物

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，後形容短暫的生命，轉瞬即逝的。

例句：

1. Most newspapers are of ephemeral interest.
多數報紙隻能引起讀者短暫的註意.

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。

3. He talked about the country's ephemeral unity being shattered by the defeat.
他談到戰敗使得該國短暫的統一徹底破滅。

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.

5. Such novels came forward to enjoy ephemeral popularity only.
這樣的小說隻是曇花一現的東西而已.