Ephemeral
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 朝生暮死的; 生命短暂的
- ［英］ adj. 朝生暮死的 ( lasting very briefly) ; 生命短暂的 ( transitory, tra nsient)
- ［记］ e+phem ( 出现) +eral -> 出现就消失
- ［同］ 同根词: ephemeron ( n. 蜉蝣, 短命的东西)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. adjective
- Etymology: Greek ephēmeros lasting a day, daily, from epi- + hēmera day
- Date: 1576
- 1. lasting one day only <an ephemeral fever>
- 2. lasting a very short time <ephemeral pleasures>
- Synonyms: see transient
- ? ephemerally adverb
II. noun
- Date: 1807
- something ephemeral; specifically a plant that grows, flowers, and dies in a few days
