transient
/ˈtrænzɪənt; ?@ ˈtrænʃnt; `trænʃənt/ adj
lasting for only a short time; brief; fleeting 短暂的; 片刻的; 转瞬即逝的
transient success 一时的成功
Their happiness was to be sadly transient. 他们的幸福可惜是短 暂的. Cf 参看 transitory. transient, n person who stays or works in a place for a short time only, before moving on 仅短暂在某地停留或工作的人
[attrib 作定语]
a transient population 流动人口.