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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-derived
temportime, period
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=temporal

Common 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.

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