lasting only a short time synonym brief短暫的;閃現的 a fleeting glimpse/smile 短暫的一瞥;一閃即逝的微笑 a fleeting moment of happiness 轉瞬即逝的幸福時刻 We paid a fleeting visit to Paris. 我們短暫遊覽了巴黎。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFleeting is used with these nouns:- expression
- fame
- glance
- …
Word OriginOld English (in the sense ‘floating, swimming’): from fleet ‘move or pass quickly’ + -ing.