ephemeral

adj.短暂的,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
ephemeral (adjective)
1.
lasting one day only - an ephemeral fever
2.
lasting a very short time - ephemeral pleasures transient
ephemeral (noun)
something that lasts for a very short time something ephemeral , specifically a plant that grows, flowers, and dies in a few days
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
ephemeral (adjective)
lasting only for a short time
SYNONYMS:
brief, deciduous, ephemeral, evanescent, flash, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitory
RELATED WORDS:
little, short, shortish; acting, interim, provisional, short-term
NEAR ANTONYMS:
lifelong; continuing, durable, persistent; imperishable, indefectible, indestructible
ceaseless, dateless, deathless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, lasting, long-lived, permanent, perpetual, timeless, undying, unending
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