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transitory

🇬🇧 UK/'trænsɪt(ə)rɪ/🇺🇸 US/'trænsitәri/
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Definitions

adj.

Lasting only a short time; not permanent.

短暂的;暂时的;瞬息的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
transacross, beyond
+
itgo
+
oconnector
+
ryplace of, art of, collection
=transitory

Common Collocations

  • 1.transitory nature短暂的本质
  • 2.transitory pleasure短暂的快乐
  • 3.[transitory effect]短暂的影响
  • 4.prove transitory被证明是短暂的

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Fame can be transitory in the entertainment industry.

  • 2.

    Fame can be transitory; many celebrities are quickly forgotten by the public.

  • 3.

    The economist argued that the rise in inflation was transitory, not structural.

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