impermanence
/ɪmˈpɜːmənəns/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪmˈpɜːrmənəns/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)im-ˈpər-mə-nən(t)s -ˈpərm-/ (ame, mw)
impermanence — 名詞
1. the quality of existing or continuing only for a short time, with the certainty
無常；短暫
事物無法長久存在的特質
the quality of existing or continuing only for a short time, with the certainty of ending, changing, or being lost.
After the wildfire, Ritu thought a lot about the impermanence of the houses on her street.
野火過後，Ritu 經常想到她那條街上房子的無常。
the impermanence of [concrete noun]
Buddhist teachers often ask students to sit quietly and reflect on the impermanence of all things.
佛教老師常請學生靜靜坐著，思考世間一切事物的無常。
reflect on the impermanence of [abstract noun]
The cherry blossoms last only a week, and that brief beauty makes their impermanence feel almost sweet.
櫻花只開一個星期，那短暫的美麗反而讓人覺得它的無常有一種甜味。
Tariq writes about the impermanence of fame, pointing to singers who are forgotten just five years later.
Tariq 寫到名氣的短暫，舉出僅僅五年後就被遺忘的歌手為例。
Living near an active volcano teaches a person the impermanence of homes, roads, and even whole villages.
住在活火山附近，會讓人體會到家園、道路，甚至整個村莊的無常。
- transience
near-equivalent, equally formal; slightly more about fleeting moments than ultimate ending
- transitoriness
very formal/literary; rare in modern prose
- ephemerality
stresses how briefly something exists; common in art and design writing
- permanence
the direct opposite — the quality of lasting indefinitely
- endurance
the quality of continuing despite difficulty, not just lasting
文法句型
the impermanence of [noun]
用法筆記
Uncountable; almost always preceded by 'the' and followed by 'of + noun phrase'. Common in philosophical, religious (especially Buddhist), and reflective writing rather than everyday speech.