英语单词

transient是什么意思

transient

英 ['trænzɪənt] 美 ['trænzɪrnt]
  • adj. 短暂的;路过的
  • n. 瞬变现象;过往旅客;候鸟

助记提示


1. trans- "across, over" + ire "go" (see ion) => transire "cross over, pass away, go over".
2. transire => transi- + -ent => transient.
3. => passing over or away.

中文词源


transient 短暂的,临时的

来自 transit,中转,过渡,-ent,形容词后缀。

英文词源


transient
transient: [17] English adapted transient from trānsiēns, the present participle of Latin trānsīre ‘go over’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix trāns- ‘across, over’ and īre ‘go’ (source also of English coitus, exit, obituary, etc). Also from trānsīre come English trance [14], transit [15], transition [16], transitive [16], and transitory [14].
=> coitus, exit, obituary, transit, transitory
transient (adj.)
c. 1600, "transitory, not durable," from Latin transientem (nominative transiens) "passing over or away," present participle of transire "cross over, go over, pass over, hasten over, pass away," from trans- "across" (see trans-) + ire "to go" (see ion). Meaning "passing through a place without staying" is from 1680s. The noun is first attested 1650s; specific sense of "transient guest or boarder" attested from 1857. Related: Transiently.

双语例句


1. the transient nature of speech
言语的即逝性

来自《权威词典》

2. Her feeling of depression was transient.
她的压抑心情一会儿就过去了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. In most cases, pain is transient.
大多数情况下,疼痛是短暂的。

来自辞典例句

4. Transient applications must be simple, clear, and to the point.
暂时应用必须简单 、 清晰并且意思明确.

来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

5. Such single - function applications have a posture of their own, the transient posture.
并且不应该表现出独占式的行为,这样单一功能的应用有其自己的暂时姿态.

来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

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