单词 | temporal |
释义 | temporal1/ˈtɛmp(ə)r(ə)l /adjective 1Relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular: the Church did not imitate the secular rulers who thought only of temporal gain...
Synonyms secular, non-spiritual, worldly, profane, material, mundane, earthly, terrestrial; non-religious, lay; carnal, fleshly, mortal, corporeal rare sublunary, terrene 2Relating to time: the spatial and temporal dimensions of human interference in complex ecosystems...
Synonyms of time, time-related 2.1 Grammar Relating to or denoting time or tense.English has plenty of adjectives for modifying the temporal properties of nouns, including ‘former’, ‘recent’, and ‘forthcoming’....
OriginMiddle English: from Old French temporel or Latin temporalis, from tempus, tempor- 'time'. Rhymestemporal2/ˈtɛmp(ə)r(ə)l /adjective Anatomy Of or situated in the temples of the head: arterial biopsy usually confirms the diagnosis of temporal arteritis...
OriginLate Middle English: from late Latin temporalis, from tempora 'the temples' (see temple2). |
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