Word
fugacious
/fjuːˈgeiʃəs/
adjective
短暂的；转瞬即逝的
Fleeting, fading quickly, transient.
- 1.
Fleeting, fading quickly, transient.
短暂的,迅速消退的,转瞬即逝的。
短暂的,迅速消退的,转瞬即逝的。；短暂的；易逃逸的；难捕捉的；易挥发的
In use
The beauty of cherry blossoms is fugacious, lasting only a week.
His fugacious fame disappeared as quickly as it had arrived.
The fugacious moment of joy was captured in a photograph.
fugacious + noun
fugacious 作为定语修饰名词，表示‘短暂的、转瞬即逝的’。
The fugacious beauty of the sunset moved her to tears.
日落短暂的美丽让她感动落泪。
be + fugacious
fugacious 作为表语，描述主语的性质。
Youth is fugacious, so cherish every moment.
青春是短暂的，所以珍惜每一刻。
Common mistakes
The beauty of youth fugaciously fades.The beauty of youth is fugacious and fades quickly.
误将形容词fugacious用作副词（fugaciously），正确用法是作为形容词修饰名词或作表语，中文学习者常受动词‘逃逸’影响而错误派生副词。
The fugacious prisoner was caught.The fugitive prisoner was caught.
混淆了fugacious（短暂的，易消逝的）与fugitive（逃跑的，逃亡的）。中文释义‘易逃逸的’可能误导学习者用于描述逃犯，但fugacious通常用于抽象事物或瞬间现象，不用于指人逃跑。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- fugitive
- 逃亡者；逃犯 · n.
- refuge
- 避难所；庇护 · n.
- centrifugal
- 离心的 · adj.
- fugaciousness
- 转瞬即逝；短暂性 · n.
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