mo·men·tar·y
adjective/ˈməʊməntri/
/ˈməʊmənteri/
- lasting for a very short time
短促的；短暂的；片刻的 - The accident was the result of a momentary lapse of concentration.
那起事故是因为一时走神造成的。 - The announcement caused momentary confusion among the passengers.
这一消息一出，引起了乘客们的一阵混乱。
Extra Examples- The pause was only momentary.
停顿只是短暂的。 - I asked her to come with me and after a momentary hesitation she nodded.
我让她跟我一起去，犹豫片刻后，她点了点头。 - There was a momentary flicker of pain in his face.
他的脸上闪过一丝痛苦的表情。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMomentary is used with these nouns:- confusion
- distraction
- elation
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin momentarius, from momentum, from movimentum, from movere ‘to move’. - The accident was the result of a momentary lapse of concentration.