lasting for a very short time synonym brief短促的;短暂的;片刻的 The accident was the result of a momentary lapse of concentration. 那起事故是因为一时走神造成的。 The announcement caused momentary confusion among the passengers. 这一宣布在乘客中引起了短暂的混乱。
Extra ExamplesThe pause was only momentary. 暂停只是短暂的。 I asked her to come with me and after a momentary hesitation she nodded. 我请她和我一起去,犹豫了一会儿,她点了点头。 There was a momentary flicker of pain in his face. 他的脸上闪过一丝痛苦的表情。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMomentary is used with these nouns:- confusion
- distraction
- elation
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin momentarius, from momentum, from movimentum, from movere ‘to move’.