transiently
UK/'trænzɪəntli/US
B2
Definitions
adv.
For only a short time; briefly.
短暂地，一时地。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedtransientacross, beyond
+
-lyto go, to walk
=transiently
transient + -ly = in a transient manner; for only a short while. Common in scientific writing (a gene transiently expressed).
Common Collocations
- 1.transiently expressed短暂表达
- 2.transiently activated短暂激活
- 3.[transiently bound]短暂结合
- 4.transiently suppressed短暂抑制
Example Sentences
- 1.
The protein was transiently expressed in the cells.
- 2.
Symptoms appeared only transiently.