单词 | temporal |
释义 | temporal temporal1 —temporally, adv. —temporalness, n. /tem"peuhr euhl, tem"preuhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to time. 2. pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world; worldly: temporal joys. 3. enduring for a time only; temporary; transitory (opposed to eternal). 4. Gram. a. of, pertaining to, or expressing time: a temporal adverb. b. of or pertaining to the tenses of a verb. 5. secular, lay, or civil, as opposed to ecclesiastical. n. Usually, temporals. 6. a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality. 7. something that is temporal; a temporal matter or affair. [1300-50; ME (adj. and n.) < L temporalis, equiv. to tempor- (s. of tempus) time + -alis -AL1] temporal2 /tem"peuhr euhl, tem"preuhl/, Anat., Zool. adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or situated near the temple or a temporal bone. n. 2. any of several parts in the temporal region, esp. the temporal bone. [1535-45; < LL temporalis, equiv. to tempor- (s. of tempus) TEMPLE2 + -alis -AL1] |
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