詞彙精選：momentary的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

adj.

瞬息的，片刻的，短暫的

例句：

Branderton had some knowledge of polite society, and broke the momentary silence.

布蘭德頓有些上流社會的知識，打破了短暫的沉默。

例句：

His hesitation was only momentary.

他只遲疑了一下。

二、詞義辨析：

temporary,momentary,transient

這些形容詞均含“短暫的，瞬息的”之意。temporary普通用詞，其反義是permanent。指持續有限的可計時間，着重暫時的存在、應用或效應。momentary指瞬時即逝的，也表明間很短的。transient指停留或延續的時間很短。

三、參考例句：

He stiffens in momentary panic .

他心裏一陣驚慌，渾身不自然起來。

There was a momentary pause.

短暫停頓了一下。

She hesitated in momentary confusion.

她一時思想紊亂，猶豫不定。

It was but a momentary weakness.

剛纔不過是瞬間的軟弱而已。

I caught a momentary glimpse of them.

我瞥了他們一眼。

Her feeling of fear was only momentary; it soon passed.

她的恐懼感僅是瞬間的，很快就消失了。

Her feeling of fear was only momentary and it soon passed.

她的恐懼感僅是瞬息間的，很快就消失了。

The fit is momentary; upon a thought he will again be well.

發作是短暫的；一會兒他就會好的。

I discovered that I needed both a toggle button and a momentary button.

我發現觸發按鈕和瞬時按鈕都是必需的。

Branderton had some knowledge of polite society, and broke the momentary silence.

布蘭德頓有些上流社會的知識，打破了短暫的沉默。