temporal
🇬🇧 UK/'tempәrәl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
adj.
Relating to time; of or belonging to the material world rather than spiritual or eternal matters.
时间的;世俗的;暂时的
n.
Worldly or secular matters, as opposed to spiritual ones.
世间事物;世俗财产
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.temporal power世俗权力
- 2.temporal order时间顺序
- 3.temporal lobe颞叶
- 4.temporal sequence时间序列
Example Sentences
- 1.
The monk chose to renounce all temporal pleasures in pursuit of spiritual enlightenment.
- 2.
The study examined the temporal patterns of rainfall over the past century.
- 3.
Medieval kings held both temporal and spiritual authority over their subjects.