short-lived
形容词 adj.
美 /ʃɔɹtˈlɪvd/|/ʃɔɹtˈlaɪvd/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Alive or existent for only a short period of time.
— But his joy was short-lived, for his fortunes soon changed.
- Of a radioisotope (or by extension radioelement): having a short half-life.
词汇关系
词源
From short + lived (“having a life, lifed”), equivalent to short + life + -ed. Compare Middle English short-livi, sort-levi (“short-lived”).
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