temporary

英 ['temp(?)r?r?] 美['t?mp?'r?ri]

反義詞

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副詞:?temporarily;名詞:?temporariness;

temporary 臨時的，暫時的

來自 temporal,時間的，-ary,形容詞后綴。原義為持續一段時間的，后引申詞義臨時的，暫時的。

temporary: temporary: [16] Temporary was adapted from Latin temporārius, a derivative of tempus ‘time’. The origins of this are not certain, but it could go back ultimately to the prehistoric base *ten- ‘stretch’ (source of English tend, tense, thin, etc), in which case it would denote etymologically a ‘stretch of time’. Other English derivatives include extempore, tempest, temple ‘side of the head’, tempo [18] (via Italian), temporal [14], and tense ‘verb category’.
=> extempore, tempest, temple, tempo, tense
temporary (adj.): "lasting only for a time," 1540s, from Latin temporarius "of seasonal character, lasting a short time," from tempus (genitive temporis) "time, season" (see temporal, late 14c., which was the earlier word for "lasting but for a time"). The noun meaning "person employed only for a time" is recorded from 1848. Related: Temporarily; temporariness.

1. The party has been taking on staff, including temporary organisers.: 這個政黨一直在招募工作人員，包括臨時的組織人員。

2. If there was any disappointment it was probably temporary.: 即便有點兒失望，也肯定是暫時的。

3. Was it just a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve?: 這是否是原本良好的增長曲線中暫時的偏離？

4. Some Democrats support granting the Haitians temporary safe haven in the US.: 一些民主黨人支持為海地人在美國提供臨時避難所。

5. When the boat reached Cape Town, we said a temporary goodbye.: 客輪到達開普敦時，我們暫時分別。