Lasting only a very short time, and gone before you can hold on to it. The word does not just mean 'short' — it carries a feeling of loss, that the thing passed too quickly.

Lasting only a very short timeFleeting是指只維持很短時間， and gone before you can hold on to it還沒來得及抓住就沒了。 The word does not just mean 'short'這個字不只是指『短』—— it carries a feeling of loss, that the thing passed too quickly它還帶著一種失落感，覺得那個東西過得太快了。

So it goes naturally with things you would have wanted to keep: a fleeting moment, a fleeting glimpse, a fleeting smile, fleeting happiness, a fleeting thought that you cannot get back. A short meeting is just short; a fleeting meeting suggests you wished it were longer.

So it goes naturally with things you would have wanted to keep所以它很自然會搭配那些你會希望留住的東西: a fleeting moment, a fleeting glimpse, a fleeting smile, fleeting happiness, a fleeting thought that you cannot get backa fleeting moment(短暫的一刻)、a fleeting glimpse(匆匆一瞥)、a fleeting smile(一閃即逝的微笑)、fleeting happiness(短暫的快樂)、a fleeting thought(一閃而過、抓不回來的念頭)。 A short meeting is just shortA short meeting只是單純的短; a fleeting meeting suggests you wished it were longera fleeting meeting則暗示你希望它能更長一點。

It comes before the noun almost always — you say 'a fleeting visit', and you would not normally say 'the visit was fleeting' in speech, though writers do. It is somewhat literary and slightly formal; in everyday talk people say 'quick', 'brief' or 'just for a second'. The adverb is 'fleetingly'.

It comes before the noun almost always它幾乎都放在名詞前面—— you say 'a fleeting visit'你會說『a fleeting visit』， and you would not normally say 'the visit was fleeting' in speech而在口語裡通常不會說『the visit was fleeting』， though writers do雖然作家會這樣寫。 It is somewhat literary and slightly formal這個字有點文學性，也稍微正式一點； in everyday talk people say 'quick', 'brief' or 'just for a second'日常對話裡大家會說quick、brief，或just for a second。 The adverb is 'fleetingly'它的副詞是fleetingly。