| 单词 | temporary |
| 释义 | temporary —temporarily /tem'peuh rair"euh lee, tem"peuh rer'-/, adv. —temporariness, n. /tem"peuh rer'ee/, adj., n., pl. temporaries. adj. 1. lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job. n. 2. an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time. [1540-50; < L temporarius, equiv. to tempor- (s. of tempus) time + -arius -ARY] Syn. 1. impermanent, passing. TEMPORARY, TRANSIENT, TRANSITORY agree in referring to that which is not lasting or permanent. TEMPORARY implies an arrangement established with no thought of continuance but with the idea of being changed soon: a temporary structure. TRANSIENT describes that which is in the process of passing by, and which will therefore last or stay only a short time: a transient condition. TRANSITORY describes an innate characteristic by which a thing, by its very nature, lasts only a short time: Life is transitory. Ant. 1. permanent. |
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