| 单词 | momentary |
| 释义 | momentary (once / 427 pages) adj Something that lasts for a very short time is momentary. A flash of lightning is momentary, since it blazes across the sky for only a second or two. Use the adjective momentary when you want to describe something brief or fleeting, like a momentary pause in a speech or a momentary flash of insight that pops into your head and disappears. If it lasts just a moment, it's momentary. The root word is the Latin momentarius, "of brief duration," which in turn comes from momentum, "short time, or instant." WORD FAMILYmomentary: momentarily+/moment: momentaneous, momentary, momentous, moments/momentous: momentously, momentousness USAGE EXAMPLESIt was the signature play on an unselfish night, providing a momentary reprieve from the uncertainty that Turgeon’s injury-prone team faces. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) The Knicks’ comeback in the fourth quarter was more a momentary fit of competency than the norm. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) Two brief power outages disrupted travelers Sunday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, and officials were investigating what caused the momentary loss of electricity. Los Angeles Times(Dec 18, 2016) adj lasting for a markedly brief time a momentary glimpse Syn fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous short primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration |
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