evanescence
noun [ U ] formal uk/ˌiː.vəˈnes.əns/ us/ˌev.əˈnes.əns/
短暂，转瞬即逝
the condition of lasting for only a short time, then disappearing quickly and being forgotten
Perhaps this is a lesson in the evanescence of fame. 也许这是一个关于名利转瞬即逝的教训。
The story is a meditation on the evanescence of all things. 这个故事是对万物转瞬即逝的思考。
See: evanescent
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- Her writing brings to light the evanescence of life and the solidity of good art.
- the evanescence of romantic love
- The essays are written as reviews, with all the potential for evanescence that this form entails.
- After the war, people came to see a new dynamism and movement in their lives, a brave new world of instability and evanescence.