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标 题: "Word-of-the-Day":fugacious
发信站: 紫 丁 香 (Thu Nov 4 09:04:37 1999), 转信
fugacious ("fyu-GAY-shus") adj.
origin: from the Latin "fugere," meaning to flee
1. Apt to flee away or flit; fleeting, transient, evanescent.
"The wealth acquired by speculation and plunder, is fugacious in
its nature, and fills society with the spirit of gambling. The
moderate and sure income of husbandry begets permanent
improvement,
quiet life and orderly conduct, both public and private."
--Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 1787
from "The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Memorial Edition"
(Lipscomb and Bergh, editors)
"Then it appeared that the cook would not believe in them, and he
did not send them till they were quite faint the peppery and
muddy draught which impudently affected to be coffee, the oily slices
of fugacious potatoes slipping about in their shallow dish and
skilfully evading pursuit..."
--William Dean Howells, "Their Wedding Journey"
2. Disappearing before the usual time -- used chiefly of plant parts
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