lasting only a short time synonym brief短暂的;闪现的 a fleeting glimpse/smile 短暂的一瞥;一闪即逝的微笑 a fleeting moment of happiness 转瞬即逝的幸福时刻 We paid a fleeting visit to Paris. 我们短暂游览了巴黎。
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.