momentary和temporary的具体含义不同,temporary比momentary持续的时间要长,后者可能就是一个转瞬即逝的过程。Momentary的意思是短暂的、瞬间的、随时会发生的、时时刻刻的;temporary的意思是临时的、暂时的、持续一段时间的。

When he started driving a cab,it was only supposed to be a temporary job.
当他开始开出租车的时候,那只是一份临时工作。
Staffing shortages also forced slowdowns or temporary shutdowns of processing plants.
人手短缺也迫使加工厂放慢生产速度或暂时关闭。
His case was mild,mostly headaches and a temporary loss of taste and smell.
他的症状比较轻,主要是头痛和暂时失去味觉和嗅觉。
And the lack of temporal landmarks during the lockdown may lead to an increase in memory gaps.
在隔离期间,时间标志缺失可能会导致更多的记忆断片。
But on Sunday,many may experience a sense of temporal dislocation.
但在周日,许多人可能会经历一种时空倒错的感觉。

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