transient
UK/'trænzɪənt/US/'trænziәnt/
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Definitions
adj.
Lasting only a short time; impermanent.
短暂的，转瞬即逝的。
n.
A person who stays or works in a place only briefly.
暂住者，流动人员。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedtrans- (across) + it (go) + -ent = going across, passing through. Something transient is just passing across — present for a moment and then gone. A transient population is one always passing through, never settling.
Root it still carries 29 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.transient population流动人口
- 2.transient effect短暂效应
- 3.transient nature短暂的本质
- 4.transient workers流动工人
Example Sentences
- 1.
Fame can be surprisingly transient.
- 2.
The city has a large transient population of students.
- 3.
He felt only a transient sense of regret.