meteoric
Definitions
Extremely rapid and brilliant but often short-lived; resembling a meteor.
迅速而耀眼、却往往短暂的；流星般的。
Relating to meteors or to the atmosphere.
流星的；大气的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmeteor + -ic ('like, relating to') = 'like a meteor.' Since a meteor blazes brightly and dies in seconds, the word came to describe anything that shoots up fast and dazzling — most famously a 'meteoric rise' to fame.
Root meteor still carries 5 more wordsWhy It Means This
The power of this word is the image behind it: a meteor is brilliant, fast, and over in a flash. So 'meteoric' praises a dazzling sudden rise — but it quietly warns of how brief such glory can be. What goes up like a meteor often comes down just as fast.
Common Collocations
- 1.meteoric rise迅速蹿升
- 2.meteoric career扶摇直上的事业
- 3.meteoric success骤然成功
Example Sentences
- 1.
Her meteoric rise from intern to CEO stunned the whole industry.
- 2.
The band enjoyed a meteoric but brief moment of fame.
- 3.
His career had a meteoric start before fading just as quickly.