ephemeral

noun

anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
有翼の姿で1日しか生きることのできない昆虫のような、短命なもの

adjective

lasting a very short time
非常に短期に続く
- the ephemeral joys of childhood
  幼年期のはかない喜び
- a passing fancy
  一時のきまぐれ
- youth's transient beauty
  若者のはかない美しさ
- love is transitory but it is eternal
  愛ははかないが、無限である
- fugacious blossoms
  はかない花

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