n. 瞬, 短期居留者, 过境鸟, 瞬变现象

a. 短暂的, 易变的, 瞬变的, 路过的

[计] 瞬变过程; 过渡过程; 过渡的; 瞬变的; 瞬时峰值电压

Transient \Tran"sient\, n.
That which remains but for a brief time. --Glanvill.


Transient \Tran"sient\, a. [L. transiens, -entis, p. pr. of
transire, transitum, to go or pass over. See {Trance}.]
1. Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were,
moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then
disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not
lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting;
brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure. ``Measured this
transient world.'' --Milton.

2. Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as, a transient view
of a landscape.

3. Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a
transient guest; transient boarders. [Colloq. U. S.]

Syn: {Transient}, {Transitory}, {Fleeting}.

Usage: Transient represents a thing as brief at the best;
transitory, as liable at any moment to pass away.
Fleeting goes further, and represents it as in the act
of taking its flight. Life is transient; its joys are
transitory; its hours are fleeting.

What is loose love? A transient gust. --Pope

If [we love] transitory things, which soon
decay,
Age must be loveliest at the latest day.
--Donne.

O fleeting joys
Of Paradise, dear bought with lasting woes.
--Milton.
※ -- {Tran"sient*ly}, adv. --
{Tran"sient*ness}, n.