Word
ephemera
/iˈfemərɔn/
noun
短暂的事物；转瞬即逝的事物
ephemera is the plural of ephemeron.
Something short-lived or transitory.
- 1.
Something short-lived or transitory.
短命的事物,转瞬即逝的东西。
- 2.
A type of weak reference in a garbage collected programming language that does not permit an object to be kept alive by its finalizer.
垃圾回收编程语言中的一种弱引用,不允许对象被终结器保持存活。
瞬态引用；弱引用的一种；短命的事物,转瞬即逝的东西。；垃圾回收编程语言中的一种弱引用,不允许对象被终结器保持存活。；蜉蝣
In use
The ephemeron, a mayfly, lives only for a single day in its adult form.
Many consider the fashion trend to be an ephemeron, destined to fade within months.
In literature, an ephemeron often symbolizes the fleeting nature of life.
a(n) ephemeron
The butterfly is an ephemeron, living only for a few days.
蝴蝶是一种朝生暮死的生物，只能活几天。
the ephemeron of sth
用于抽象事物，表示某事物的短暂性。
He wrote about the ephemeron of youth.
他写到了青春的短暂。
like an ephemeron
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- ephemeral
- 短暂的；转瞬即逝的 · adjective
- ephemerality
- 短暂；转瞬即逝 · noun
- ephemerally
- 短暂地；转瞬即逝地 · adverb
- ephemera
- 短暂存在的事物；短时效物品 · noun
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为ephemera。
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