ephemerality
/ɪˌfem.əˈræl.ə.ti/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˌfem.ɚˈæl.ə.t̬i/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˌfe-mə-ˈra-lə-tē -ˌfē-/ (ame, mw)
ephemerality — 名詞
- ephemeralitysingular
- ephemeralitiesplural
1. the condition of existing, remaining important, or being visible briefly before
短暫性
存在或影響不久的性質
the condition of existing, remaining important, or being visible briefly before it soon passes
The ephemerality of cherry blossoms makes the park feel different every week.
櫻花的短暫性讓公園每週都有不同的感覺。
the ephemerality of + [thing]
Hari photographed beach art to show the ephemerality of patterns left by the tide.
Hari 拍下沙灘藝術，想呈現潮水留下圖案的短暫性。
show the ephemerality of + [thing]
Teachers used soap bubbles in class to explain the ephemerality of a moment of joy.
老師在課堂上用肥皂泡泡來說明快樂時刻的短暫性。
At the night market, Apinya noticed the ephemerality of paper lanterns in the rain.
在夜市裡，Apinya 注意到雨中紙燈籠的短暫性。
- transience
a close formal synonym that stresses passing quickly
- impermanence
often focuses on the lack of lasting stability
- fleetingness
more literary and often more emotional in tone
- permanence
stresses continuing or remaining unchanged
- durability
focuses on lasting physically or practically for a long time
文法句型
the ephemerality of + [thing/process]
write about the ephemerality of + [thing]
用法筆記
Usually followed by 'of' and a noun naming the thing that passes quickly. It is more formal than everyday words like 'briefness' and often appears in writing about art, nature, memory, or human life.
2. short-lived items, records, or objects that people use, notice, or keep for only
短暫事物
存在時間很短的物件或資料
short-lived items, records, or objects that people use, notice, or keep for only a brief time
The museum keeps tickets, posters, and other ephemeralities from old town fairs.
博物館保存舊城集市的票券、海報和其他短暫事物。
tickets, posters, and other ephemeralities
Paloma packed the trip's small ephemeralities, like maps and wristbands, into one box.
Paloma 把旅途中那些短暫事物，像地圖和手環，都收進同一個盒子裡。
small ephemeralities, like maps and wristbands
Library staff now scan wedding menus as ephemeralities worth saving for local history.
圖書館人員現在會把婚宴菜單掃描保存，視為值得留下的短暫事物。
After the concert, Omar picked up paper ephemeralities, like tickets and flyers, near the stage.
演唱會後，Omar 撿起舞台旁那些紙本短暫事物，像票根和傳單。
- ephemera
the more usual term for short-lived printed or everyday items kept as records
- memorabilia
often suggests items kept because of personal or historical value
文法句型
ephemeralities from + event/place
small/paper ephemeralities
用法筆記
This sense is mostly used in formal writing about objects or records that were made for brief use. It is often plural, and unlike sense 1 it names the short-lived things themselves rather than the quality of not lasting.