| 单词 | transient |
| 释义 | transient —transiently, adv. —transientness, n. /tran"sheuhnt, -zheuhnt, -zee euhnt/, adj. 1. not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory. 2. lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary: transient authority. 3. staying only a short time: the transient guests at a hotel. 4. Philos. transeunt. n. 5. a person or thing that is transient, esp. a temporary guest, boarder, laborer, or the like. 6. Math. a. a function that tends to zero as the independent variable tends to infinity. b. a solution, esp. of a differential equation, having this property. 7. Physics. a. a nonperiodic signal of short duration. b. a decaying signal, wave, or oscillation. 8. Elect. a sudden pulse of voltage or current. [1590-1600; < L transi(ens) (nom. sing.), prp. of transire to pass by, lit., go across + -ENT; see TRANSEUNT] Syn. 2. fleeting, flitting, flying, fugitive, evanescent. See temporary. Ant. 2. permanent. |
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