impermanence
UK/ɪm'pɝmənəns/US/im'pә:mәnәns/
C2
Definitions
n.
The state of not lasting forever; transience.
无常；短暂性
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedim-not, opposite of
+
per-through, thoroughly
+
-enceto put into, to cause
=impermanence
im- (not) + permanence (staying through time) = the quality of NOT staying. Strongly associated with Buddhist thought, where impermanence (anicca) is the idea that nothing stays the same — everything arises and passes.
Root main still carries 26 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.impermanence of life生命的无常
- 2.acknowledge impermanence承认无常
- 3.sense of impermanence无常之感
Example Sentences
- 1.
Buddhism teaches the impermanence of all things.
- 2.
The exhibition explores the impermanence of memory.