“temporary”是形容词,意思是“暂时的;临时的;短暂的”,用于描述非永久性、有期限或会结束的状态。其用法灵活,可在句中作定语、表语,也有名词形式“temporariness”和副词形式“temporarily”。
“temporary”主要用来描述某种情况、状态、工作、安排等不是永久性的,而是在一段时间内存在,之后会结束或改变。例如,临时的工作、暂时的住所、短暂的疼痛等都可以用“temporary”来形容。
作定语:修饰名词,说明该名词的特征是暂时的。
临时工作:A temporary job is a job that lasts for a limited period of time and is not intended to be permanent.(一份临时工作是指持续时间有限且不打算成为永久工作的工作。)例如:I took a temporary job in a local company to earn some extra money.(我在当地一家公司找了一份临时工作,想赚点外快。)
临时住所:A temporary shelter provides a place to stay for a short time, often for people who are homeless or displaced.(临时住所为无家可归或流离失所的人提供一个短期居住的地方。)例如:After the earthquake, many people had to live in temporary shelters.(地震后,许多人不得不住在临时住所里。)
暂时疼痛:A temporary pain is one that lasts only for a short while.(暂时疼痛是指只持续很短一段时间的疼痛。)例如:I felt a temporary pain in my arm, but it went away quickly.(我手臂感到一阵暂时疼痛,但很快就消失了。)
作表语:放在系动词后,说明主语的性质或状态是暂时的。
这种情况是暂时的:This situation is only temporary.(这种情况只是暂时的。)例如:Don't worry too much about the current difficulties. They are only temporary.(不要太担心目前的困难,它们只是暂时的。)
他的离开是暂时的:His absence is temporary.(他的离开是暂时的。)例如:He had to leave for a while, but his absence is temporary.(他不得不离开一段时间,但他的离开是暂时的。)
其他形式
名词形式:“temporariness”,表示“暂时性;临时性”。例如:The temporariness of the arrangement caused some inconvenience.(这种安排的暂时性造成了一些不便。)
副词形式:“temporarily”,意思是“暂时地;临时地”。例如:The road was closed temporarily due to construction.(由于施工,这条路暂时关闭了。)