mayfly
mayfly — 名詞
- mayflysingular
- mayfliesplural
1. A small flying insect that is found near lakes, rivers, and streams. The adult m
蜉蝣
生活在水邊、成蟲壽命極短的昆蟲
A small flying insect that is found near lakes, rivers, and streams. The adult mayfly survives for only one or two days — just long enough to mate and lay eggs before dying.
Lucas sat by the river and watched a mayfly land on his fishing rod.
Lucas 坐在河邊，看著一隻蜉蝣停在他的釣竿上。
collocation: mayfly + land on [surface]
At camp, the children were amazed that a mayfly lives less than a day as an adult.
營隊的孩子們驚訝地發現，蜉蝣成蟲的壽命不到一天。
Élise noticed dozens of mayflies dancing over the surface of the lake at sunset.
Élise 注意到數十隻蜉蝣在黃昏時刻的湖面上飛舞。
collocation: mayflies + dancing over [water]
An adult mayfly lives so briefly that it has no mouth to eat.
蜉蝣成蟲生命極短，甚至沒有嘴巴可以進食。
factual detail: mayfly + lifespan + so short that...
A single female mayfly can lay hundreds of eggs in the water before dying.
一隻雌性蜉蝣在死亡前可以在水中產下數百顆卵。
collocation: female mayfly + lay eggs
- mayfly + hatch
- mayfly + nymph
- mayfly + larva
- mayfly + wing
- swarm of mayflies
- mayfly + season
用法筆記
The plural form is mayflies. This noun refers to the insect species itself; its figurative use to mean 'something short-lived' appears in the adjective entry.
mayfly — 形容詞
- mayflypositive
- mayfliercomparative
- mayfliestsuperlative
1. Describing something that exists or remains for only a brief period — for exampl
短暫的
形容極為短暫的存在或現象
Describing something that exists or remains for only a brief period — for example, a fleeting moment of fame, a sudden burst of popularity, or a passing emotional state.
Lucas's mayfly fame ended the moment the news cycle moved on.
Lucas 如蜉蝣般的名氣，在新聞熱潮消退後便結束了。
figurative use: mayfly fame
The band enjoyed a mayfly popularity that lasted only through one summer.
這個樂團享受了一季夏天的短暫人氣。
In the world of social media, mayfly trends appear and disappear within hours.
在社群媒體的世界裡，如蜉蝣般的潮流幾小時內就出現又消失。
collocation: mayfly trends
The couple's mayfly romance burned bright and was over before autumn.
那對情侶如蜉蝣般的戀情燃燒得炙熱，卻在秋天來臨前就結束了。
collocation: mayfly romance
Some critics dismissed the artist's work as a mayfly phenomenon with no lasting value.
一些評論家認為該藝術家的作品只是曇花一現，沒有持久價值。
collocation: mayfly phenomenon
- mayfly fame
- mayfly popularity
- mayfly trend
- mayfly romance
- mayfly existence
- mayfly phenomenon
- fleeting
More common in everyday language; emphasizes speed of passing
- ephemeral
More formal and literary; implies something that lasts exactly one day (from Greek)
- short-lived
The most neutral and widely used alternative; less poetic
- transient
Suggests something passing through without staying; used for people or conditions
文法句型
mayfly + noun — describing a short-lived phenomenon
用法筆記
Almost always used in attributive position (directly before a noun). It is strongly associated with literary, descriptive, or critical writing rather than everyday conversation.
常見錯誤
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- mayfly hatch
- mayfly nymph
- mayfly season
- mayfly swarm
常用片語
- swarm of mayflies
- lifespan of a mayfly
介系詞搭配
- mayfly + over [water]
- mayfly + near [water]
- mayfly + on [surface]