transitional
UK/træn'zɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l/US/træn'siʒәnl/
B1
Definitions
adj.
Relating to or marking a change from one state or stage to another.
过渡的，过渡性的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedtransitionacross, beyond
+
-alto go, to walk
=transitional
transition + -al = relating to a transition. The adjective form of transition; no new idea beyond 'belonging to a period of change.'
Common Collocations
- 1.transitional government过渡政府
- 2.transitional period过渡时期
- 3.transitional phase过渡阶段
Example Sentences
- 1.
The country set up a transitional government.
- 2.
We are in a transitional phase right now.