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ephemeral

/ɪˈfɛm(ə)r(ə)l

/ /ɪˈfiːm(ə)r(ə)l/

adjective

1Lasting for a very short time: fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old works of more than ephemeral interest...

The pictures reflect an interest in the ephemeral, impermanent, transient nature of the world.
It is in this room that fleeting, ephemeral moments in time are transformed into lasting eternal pieces of art.
The writer aims to take those fleeting, ephemeral, sensual moments and transform them into something rich, coherent and meaningful.

Synonyms

transitory, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short, cursory, temporary, impermanent, short-term;

fading, evanescent, fugitive, fly-by-night

literary fugacious

1.1(Chiefly of plants) having a very short life cycle: chickweed is an ephemeral weed, producing several generations in one season...

Bulbs have a very different life strategy from ephemeral weeds.
In northern Utah, Osmia lignaria propinqua emerge beginning in late April, coincident with the flowering of spring ephemeral herbs and shrubs.
This correlation is well established for ephemeral species.

noun

An ephemeral plant: ephemerals avoid the periods of drought as seeds...

However, the spring ephemerals and plants that flower during the spring are often difficult to identify when flowers are not present, and cannot reliably be identified late in the growing season.
Wildflowers that grow beneath the canopy include so-called spring ephemerals - plants that usually come up in early April, bloom no later than the end of May, set seeds in May or June, and disappear by July.
Seasonal changes in understory species from spring ephemerals to evergreen herbs are discussed in a number of contexts throughout the book.

Derivatives

ephemerality

/ɪfɛm(ə)ˈralɪti

/ /ɪfiːm(ə)ˈralɪti

/ noun ...

There are many passages in which Woolf seems concerned to indicate the simultaneous stasis and ephemerality of the moment through a concentrated documentation of sounds and overheard voices.
He has crafted a plot based on the principle of ephemerality, of transience, of allowing a dream to exist only to have it withdrawn.
The technological ephemerality of this medium means that we will not have the luxury of stumbling across these intimate mementoes in 100 years' time.

ephemerally

adverb ...

These people have indeed wrestled the zeitgeist, but their code, for the most part, is not fundamental: it is ephemerally contemporary.
None of this will matter once everything is digitized and it's all ephemerally available on demand for some micropayment.
Occasionally, it's very good, but a lot of it, like this, is banal in concept, timid in presentation and ephemerally unmemorable.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Greek ephēmeros (see ephemera) + -al.

单词	ephemeral
释义	ephemeral /ɪˈfɛm(ə)r(ə)l / /ɪˈfiːm(ə)r(ə)l/ adjective 1Lasting for a very short time: fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old works of more than ephemeral interest... The pictures reflect an interest in the ephemeral, impermanent, transient nature of the world. It is in this room that fleeting, ephemeral moments in time are transformed into lasting eternal pieces of art. The writer aims to take those fleeting, ephemeral, sensual moments and transform them into something rich, coherent and meaningful. Synonyms transitory, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short, cursory, temporary, impermanent, short-term; fading, evanescent, fugitive, fly-by-night literary fugacious 1.1(Chiefly of plants) having a very short life cycle: chickweed is an ephemeral weed, producing several generations in one season... Bulbs have a very different life strategy from ephemeral weeds. In northern Utah, Osmia lignaria propinqua emerge beginning in late April, coincident with the flowering of spring ephemeral herbs and shrubs. This correlation is well established for ephemeral species. noun An ephemeral plant: ephemerals avoid the periods of drought as seeds... However, the spring ephemerals and plants that flower during the spring are often difficult to identify when flowers are not present, and cannot reliably be identified late in the growing season. Wildflowers that grow beneath the canopy include so-called spring ephemerals - plants that usually come up in early April, bloom no later than the end of May, set seeds in May or June, and disappear by July. Seasonal changes in understory species from spring ephemerals to evergreen herbs are discussed in a number of contexts throughout the book. Derivatives ephemerality /ɪfɛm(ə)ˈralɪti / /ɪfiːm(ə)ˈralɪti / noun ... There are many passages in which Woolf seems concerned to indicate the simultaneous stasis and ephemerality of the moment through a concentrated documentation of sounds and overheard voices. He has crafted a plot based on the principle of ephemerality, of transience, of allowing a dream to exist only to have it withdrawn. The technological ephemerality of this medium means that we will not have the luxury of stumbling across these intimate mementoes in 100 years' time. ephemerally adverb ... These people have indeed wrestled the zeitgeist, but their code, for the most part, is not fundamental: it is ephemerally contemporary. None of this will matter once everything is digitized and it's all ephemerally available on demand for some micropayment. Occasionally, it's very good, but a lot of it, like this, is banal in concept, timid in presentation and ephemerally unmemorable. Origin Late 16th century: from Greek ephēmeros (see ephemera) + -al. Rhymes femoral
随便看	over-exacting over-excitability overexcitable overexcite overexcitement over-exercise overexert overexertion overexpansion overexploit over-exploitation overexpose overexposure overexpress overexpressed overexpression overextend overextension overextravagant overextravagantly overface overfaced overfall overfamiliar overfamiliarity

ephemeral

Derivatives

ephemerality

ephemerally

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