transient 短暂的；转瞬即逝的；倏忽；暂住的；过往的；临时的；暂住某地的人；过往旅客；临时工；流浪者; 游民

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tran·sient
I. \ˈtranchənt, ˈtraan- sometimes -nzēənt or -n(t)sēənt or -nzhənt or -njənt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin transeunt-, transiens, present participle of transire to go across or beyond, cross over, pass, pass away, from trans- 22  ire to go — more at issue
1.
a. : passing away in time or ceasing to exist : impermanent, transitory, short-lived
  < not even spring beauty … was so transient — like music fading away — Ruth Suckow >
  < features of their culture were transient; they do not now exist — John Dewey >
  < the Leyden jar gave only transient electrical current, but the voltaic cell … provided a continuous source of current — S.F.Mason >
  < if the patient is examined … when the circulatory impairment is transient or rapidly compensated — Alfred Blalock >
b. : passing through or by a place with only a brief stay or sojourn
  < transient agricultural population with discouraged settlers constantly pulling up stakes and drifting on — American Guide Series: Arizona >
  < the hotel accommodates transient guests >
  < the transient butterfly — Edna S. V. Millay >
c. of a musical modulation : introduced momentarily or in passing from one key to a third one
2. : passing beyond itself : outwardly effective or efficient : emanant
< the creation of the universe considered as a transient act >
— contrasted with immanent
3. : passing from one person or thing to another
< dominant traits transient through succeeding generations >
Synonyms:
transitory, passing, ephemeral, momentary, fleeting, fugitive, evanescent, short-lived: transient often describes that which is short in its duration or stay and passes quickly
  < after a transient seventh-century conquest by Assyria, Egypt experienced one more flourishing renascence (663-525) of its old patterns under native rulers — A.L.Kroeber >
  < guilt in Mrs. Clay's face as she listened … was transient: cleared away in an instant — Jane Austen >
  < the excitement of the examination may produce violent and rapid heart action, often associated with a transient systolic murmur — H.G.Armstrong >
  transitory and passing may suggest the notion of the inevitability of changing, ending, or dying out
  < their eyes were lifted from the earth … not concerned with its transitory things, soon to be consumed — H.O.Taylor >
  < the pleasures of taste, at best, are transitory — Virgil Thomson >
  < have omitted no important event and no incident of more than passing interest — Bernard De Voto >
  < men are given to the trick of having a passing fancy for somebody else in the midst of a permanent love, which reasserts itself afterwards just as before — Thomas Hardy >
  ephemeral may suggest the idea of living only for a day; it describes only that which endures for a similar brief period
  < the life of the mayfly is ephemeral >
  < the very best of our experience is not as good as our dreams: our most exquisite moments are flawed and fragmentary … ephemeral — David Cecil >
  momentary applies to that which endures only a moment or similar quite short period
  < being a work of men's hands, it gave the child a momentary sense of comfort, of companionship in the dreadful wild — C.G.D.Roberts >
  < the momentary lulls between succeeding waves — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall >
  fleeting may suggest a flying transitoriness making it hard or impossible to arrest or apprehend the thing in question
  < to take advantage of these fleeting opportunities, one must have a quick control over his own mind — S.M.Crothers >
  < how to seize the fleeting impressions of that dream — P.E.More >
  fugitive may suggest that whatever is described may be thought of as in flight and seeking to escape apprehension
  < here is the last chance to feel young … but the days are fugitive and most of us are too busy — E.A.Weeks >
  < there were moments of fugitive sunshine, but of such brief duration that they but added to our misery — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall >
  evanescent describes that which is quite fleeting and likely to vanish away; it may apply to the delicate, fragile, unsubstantial, and airy
  < the quality of her charm was evanescent … forever fleeing — Elinor Wylie >
  < of lusters with so evanescent a sheen their colours are felt, but never seen — Amy Lowell >
  < the scholar with perspective of his subject is aware … that part of his business is to distinguish the evanescent fad from permanent progress — A.L.Kroeber >
  short-lived stresses the fact of brevity of existence
  < as short-lived as Well's paper, lasting only from July 14 until October 15 — American Guide Series: Florida >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : one that is transient: as
a. : a transient guest or boarder
  < motels cater chiefly to transients >
b. : an often homeless person traveling about usually in search of work or a living
  < a city of permanent transients who shift … from one section to another — wherever they can find food and coal — Norman Cousins >
  < the great bulk of transients are law-abiding individuals … in pursuit of employment — H.A.Bloch >
2.
a. : a temporary or rapidly changing state or condition of an electrical system; specifically : a temporary electrical oscillation that occurs in a circuit because of a sudden change of voltage or of load
b. : a transient current or voltage



transient
tran·si·ent / ˈtrænziənt; NAmE ˈtrænʃnt /
adj
(formal)
1. continuing for only a short time
   短暂的；转瞬即逝的；倏忽
  SYN   fleeting , temporary :
   the transient nature of speech
   言语的即逝性
2. staying or working in a place for only a short time, before moving on
   暂住的；过往的；临时的:
   a city with a large transient population (= of students, temporary workers, etc.)
   有大量流动人口的城市
• tran·si·ence / -əns / noun [U] :
   the transience of human life
   人生的短暂
noun
   (especially NAmE) a person who stays or works in a place for only a short time, before moving on
   暂住某地的人；过往旅客；临时工


transient

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tran∙si∙ent¹ / ˈtrænʃənt ; ˈtrænziənt /
◙adj [formal]
1. continuing only for a short time
• 短暂的，转瞬即逝的，一时的:
»transient fashions
  短暂的时尚
2. working or staying somewhere for only a short time
• 逗留时间很短的; 流动性的:
»a transient population
  流动人口
♦transience noun [U]

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transient²
◙noun [C] [AmE]
1. someone who has no home and moves around from place to place
• 流浪者; 游民


transient
[ˈtransɪənt, ˈtrɑːns-, -nz-]
   (adjective 形容词)
[img][/img]短暂的
    transient visitors.
     短暂停留的访客。
    a transient glimpse.
     短暂的一瞥。
   SYNONYM 同义词:brief, evanescent,fleeting, impermanent, momentary, passing,[informal日常用语]  quick, short, temporary,transitory.
[img][/img]OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参阅permanent.

西班牙语
transient
['tran·sient || 'træʃnt /-nzɪənt]
n. transiente
adj. transitorio, efímero, pasajero, transiente



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