temporal
adjective /ˈtempərəl/
/ˈtempərəl/
- (formal) connected with the real physical world, not spiritual matters
世间的；世俗的；现世的 - Although spiritual leader of millions of people, the Pope has no temporal power.
教皇虽然是亿万人的精神领袖，但没有丝毫的世俗权力。
- Although spiritual leader of millions of people, the Pope has no temporal power.
- (formal) connected with or limited by time
时间的 - a universe which has spatial and temporal dimensions
有时空维度的宇宙
- a universe which has spatial and temporal dimensions
- (anatomy
解剖学 太阳穴的；颞的 - the right temporal lobe of the brain
大脑右颞叶
- the right temporal lobe of the brain
词源senses 1 to 2 Middle English: from Old French temporel or Latin temporalis, from tempus, tempor- ‘time’.sense 3 late Middle English: from late Latin temporalis, from tempora ‘the temples’, plural of tempus ‘temple of the head’.