| 单词 | evanescent |
| 释义 | evanescent (once / 4171 pages) adj A beautiful sunset, a rainbow, a wonderful dream right before your alarm clock goes off — all of these could be described as evanescent, which means “fleeting” or “temporary.” Evanescent comes from the Latin ex, meaning "out of," and vanescere, meaning "to vanish." When pronouncing this word, emphasize the third syllable and note that the c is silent. You might want to practice saying evanescent a few times right now; if you stumble over pronunciation when you need this word the most, whatever you’re describing — be it a shooting star or a whiff of fragrant perfume — will be gone. WORD FAMILYevanescent: evanescence, evanescently+/evanesce: evanesced, evanescent, evanesces, evanescing/evanescence: evanescences USAGE EXAMPLESThe result is a salutary visual grit, which anchors Hurtado’s contradictorily evanescent forms. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) Evanescent is not the D.C. artist’s only mode. Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) It’s a tale bluntly told that arouses intense, evanescent emotion and then leaves you haunted, long afterward, by provocative but arguably answerable questions. Washington Post(Nov 17, 2016) adj tending to vanish like vapor evanescent beauty Syn impermanent, temporary not permanent; not lasting |
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