ephemeral

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

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ephemeral 短暂的

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。

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.

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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。

3. 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。

4. 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.

5. 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.