| 单词 | transitory |
| 释义 | transitory (once / 2528 pages) adj If something is fleeting or lasts a short time, it is transitory. Your boss declared the company's restructuring to be transitory, and promised that the company would emerge stronger and better than ever. The adjective transitory describes something that is fleeting, temporary, or brief. Even a transitory storm that passes quickly can get you drenched. Consider it an honor to be on the transitory team that helps the president make a smooth transfer of power. When you met your first love, your parents thought that the relationship was transitory — but fifty years later, you're still married! WORD FAMILYtransitory: transitorily, transitoriness USAGE EXAMPLES“In the first appearances, I thought it was a transitory phenomenon,” he said. Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016) Recent stars have faded, in the market’s transitory judgment. New York Times(Nov 19, 2016) Yet Linke’s repeated warnings about the transitory nature of life are bracingly astringent, a splash in the face reawakening us to our shared mortality. Los Angeles Times(Nov 04, 2016) adj lasting a very short time love is transitory but it is eternal Syn ephemeral, fugacious, passing, short-lived, transient impermanent, temporary not permanent; not lasting |
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