1717, "on the point of becoming imperceptible," from French évanescent, from Latin evanescentem (nominative evanescens), present participle of evanescere "disappear, vanish, pass away," figuratively "be forgotten, be wasted," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + vanescere "vanish" (see vanish). Sense of "quickly vanishing, having no permanence" is by 1738.
实用例句
1. The evanescent post - war economic boom was quickly followed by a deep recession.
大萧条紧随短暂的战后经济繁荣而来.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. All was unstable; quivering as leaves, evanescent as lightning.
一切都是不稳定的, 都象树叶似地颤动翻转,象闪电似地倏忽明灭.
来自辞典例句
3. By epiphany he means'the most delicate and evanescent of such memorable focusing moments.'
他的“显现”指的是 “ 那种难于忘怀的了,令人聚精会神的最微妙最短暂的时刻. ”
来自辞典例句
4. The disturbances advances in the X - direction as a so - called surface or evanescent wave.
这个扰动作为一个 所谓 表面波或倏逝波沿着 X 方向行进.
来自辞典例句
5. Rather, it is a roiling, seething cauldron of evanescent particles.
