transitory
adjective /ˈtrænzətri/
/ˈtrænzətɔːri/
(formal)- continuing for only a short time
暂时的；片刻的；转瞬即逝的 - the transitory nature of his happiness
他昙花一现的幸福 - These feelings of resentment tend to be transitory.
这些怨恨的感觉往往是短暂的。
Collocations DictionaryTransitory is used with these nouns:- nature
词源late Middle English: from Old French transitoire, from Christian Latin transitorius, from transit- ‘gone across’, from transire ‘go across’. - the transitory nature of his happiness