2016年GRE考试词汇讲义：transient

transient: 短暂的, Remaining in a place only a brief time

1) passing swiftly in and out of existence, lasting or staying only a short time

2) fleeting; passing quickly; brief

相近词汇：ephemeral, fleeting, temporary, transitory 

transient <> persistent, protracted

transient <> lasting, enduring, eternal, permanent, rooted

Though they seem long, the days of summer are transient, and before you know it, winter has come again.

vanish : transient = perpetuate : constant

transience : impermanent = convenience : opportune 同义关系

transience:ephemeral=perpetually:permanent　同义关系

transience:ephemeral=complexity:convoluted　同义关系

transient:evanescence=convoluted:complexity　同义关系

transient:vanish=constant:perpetuate　短暂的容易消失=恒定的容易持久　正面特征

transience <> permanence