adj.迅速消失的；短暫的

Opinions are easily formed, but are as evanescent as ice in August. 看法很容易形成,但卻會像8月的冰雪一樣很快消融。

The joy and moral stimulation of work no longer must be forgotten in the mad chase of evanescent profits. 務(wù)必不能再忘記勞動帶來的喜悅和激勵，而去瘋狂地追逐那轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝的利潤。

The evanescent post-war economic boom was quickly followed by a deep recession. 大蕭條緊隨短暫的戰(zhàn)后經(jīng)濟(jì)繁榮而來。