時間短暫

Question 1

fugitive

Answer 1

fugitive [ˈfjudʒətɪv]
(a) 短暫的
(MW) being of short duration
[源] fug- (flee) ，時間逃跑了所以 “短暫”。
[衍] fugitive(n) a person whoflees or tries toescape especially: REFUGEE “難民”。
[例] The film brought a few fugitive images to hermind, but on the whole it madeno lasting impression upon her.
[解] 除了 “流亡的” (a) 、“流亡者” (n) 外，注意此字的第二字義。做名詞另有 “很難捕捉的事物”(something elusive orhard to find) 的意思，如科學家欲研究的微小粒子。

Question 2

fugacious

Answer 2

fugacious [fjuˈgeʃəs]
(a) 短暫的
(MW) lasting a short time: EVANESCENT
[源] fug- (flee) ，時間 “逃跑” 了所以 “短暫”。
[例] savor (享受) the fugacious pleasures of lifeas intensely as themore enduring ones

Question 3

evanescent

Answer 3

evanescent [ˌɛvəˈnɛsnt]
(a) 逐漸消失的
(MW1) lasting a very short time
(MW2) tending to vanish (消失) like vapor (水蒸氣) : TRANSIENT
[源] e- (ex: out) + van- (empty) + esc- (become) ，逐漸變空即 “消逝”。
[衍] evanesce [ˌɛvəˈnɛs] (v) “逐漸消失”。
[衍] evanescence [ˌɛvəˈnɛsns] (n) “逐漸消失”。
[例] Beauty isas evanescent as a rainbow.
[解] evanescent 可形容 “光線”、“電波” 等會逐漸衰退的自然現象，也有引申的用法如 evanescent fame (每個人都可以成名十五分鐘) 。

Question 4

fleeting

Answer 4

fleeting [flitɪŋ]
(a) 短暫的、瞬間的
(MW1) not lasting:lasting for only a short time
(MW2) passing swiftly: TRANSITORY
[衍] fleet(v) to cause (time) to pass usually quickly or imperceptibly “時間不知覺地流逝”。
[例] I caught a fleeting glimpse of the comet.
[記] 艦隊 (fleet) 在海上航行的速度很快，“瞬間”就消失了。

Question 5

transitory

Answer 5

transitory [ˈtrænsəˌtorɪ]
(a) 短暫的
(MW1) lasting only for ashort time
(MW2) of brief duration: TEMPORARY <thetransitory nature of earthly joy >
[源] tran- (time) ，“時間” 短暫。
[例] A transitory panic struck mewhen I realized that wehad left the baby inthecar.

Question 6

transient

Answer 6

transient [ˈtrænʃənt]
(a) 短暫的
(MW1) not lastinglong
(MW2) passingespecially quickly into andoutof existence: TRANSITORY <transient beauty >
[源] tran- (time) ，“時間” 短暫。
[例] had transient thoughts of suicide but never acted uponthem

Question 7

ephemeral

Answer 7

ephemeral [ɪˈfɛmərəl]
(a) 短暫的
(MW) lasting a very short time <ephemeral pleasures >
[源] 字面上是 “持續一天的”，引申為 “短暫的”。
[例] The autumnal(秋天的) blaze of colors isalways to be treasured, all the moreso because it issoephemeral.
[解] 蜉蝣的生命是 ephemeral，“朝聞道、夕死可矣” 也是 ephemeral。