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  2. /evanescent

evanescent

UK/.i:vә'nesnt/US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Quickly fading or disappearing; fleeting and short-lived

转瞬即逝的;短暂的;逐渐消失的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
eout of, former
+
vanroot
+
escsuffix
+
entperforming, being in a state
=evanescent

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The beauty of cherry blossoms is evanescent, lasting only a few weeks.

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