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单词 transient
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tran·sient

adjective
/ˈtrænziənt/
/ˈtrænʃnt/
(formal)
  1. continuing for only a short time暂时的；片刻的；转瞬即逝的 synonym fleeting, temporary
    • the transient nature of speech言语的即逝性
  2. staying or working in a place for only a short time, before moving on暂住的；过往的；临时的
    • a city with a large transient population (= of students, temporary workers, etc.)有大量流动人口的城市
    3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin transient- ‘going across’, from the verb transire, from trans- ‘across’ + ire ‘go’.

tran·sient

noun
/ˈtrænziənt/
/ˈtrænʃnt/
(especially North American English)
  1. a person who stays or works in a place for only a short time, before moving on暂住某地的人；过往旅客；临时工
    • Most of the farm workers are transients.大多数农场工人都是流动人口。
    Extra Examples
    • It was a town of transients waiting for the boat to Egypt.这是一个等待开往埃及的船的过客小镇。
    • She was just a transient passing through town.她只是一个路过这座城市的过客。
    • The people who worked in the canneries were mainly transients.在罐头厂工作的人主要是流动人口。
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin transient- ‘going across’, from the verb transire, from trans- ‘across’ + ire ‘go’.
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