fu·ga·cious /fjuˈgeʃəs/
(a.)易逃逸的,難捕捉的,無常的
Fu·ga·cious a.
1. Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a short time; volatile.
Much of its possessions is so hid, so fugacious, and of so uncertain purchase. --Jer. Taylor.
2. Biol. Fleeting; lasting but a short time; -- applied particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived as compared with the life of the individual.
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fugacious
adj : enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of
childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient
beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal";
"fugacious blossoms" [syn: ephemeral, passing, short-lived,
transient, transitory]