temporal

Compared meaning: temporary, lasting only a short time (adjective).

比较义项：暂时的，非永久性的（形容词）。

• interim

  Marks a temporary role or arrangement that fills the gap until a permanent one is put in place; typical of jobs, leadership positions, and official measures.

  指某个角色或安排是临时性的，用来填补空缺，直到永久性的安排到位为止；常见于工作、领导职位和正式措施。

  The city appointed an interim mayor until a special election could be held.

  市政府任命了一位临时市长，直到能够举行特别选举为止。

• temporal 本词

  A formal, often religious or philosophical word contrasting worldly, transient things with what is eternal or spiritual; rarely used for everyday temporary jobs or objects.

  是一个正式的词，常带有宗教或哲学色彩，用来把世俗的、短暂的事物与永恒或精神层面的事物相对比；很少用来形容日常的临时工作或物品。

  Monks are taught to focus on eternal truths rather than temporal pleasures.

  僧侣们被教导要专注于永恒的真理，而不是短暂的世俗欢愉。

• passing

  Describes something brief and fleeting, especially a feeling, thought, or moment, that comes and goes quickly without any implication of being replaced by something permanent.

  形容短暂、转瞬即逝的事物，尤其是感觉、想法或瞬间，来得快去得也快，并不暗示会被永久性的事物所取代。

  He felt a passing twinge of guilt, but it faded within minutes.

  他感到一阵转瞬即逝的愧疚，但几分钟内就消失了。

Interim, temporal, and passing all mean temporary, but in different fields. Interim marks a temporary role that fills a gap until something permanent replaces it. Temporal is formal, often religious, contrasting worldly, short-lived things with what is eternal. Passing describes a brief feeling or moment.

这三个词都可以表示“暂时的、非永久性的”，但语气和用法不同：interim 强调作为正式安排到位前的过渡角色或措施，语体较正式、常用于职位和事务；temporal 更书面，常见于宗教或哲学语境，把世俗短暂之物与永恒相对比；passing 语气最轻，形容转瞬即逝的感觉、念头或瞬间。这里不比较 temporal 表示“与时间有关的”（如 temporal lobe 颞叶）的义项，也不比较 passing 表示“及格的”（如 passing score 及格分数）的义项。