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.
权威例句
1. the transient nature of speech
言语的即逝性
2. Her feeling of depression was transient.
她的压抑心情一会儿就过去了.
3. In most cases, pain is transient.
大多数情况下,疼痛是短暂的。
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.
5. Such single - function applications have a posture of their own, the transient posture.