temporal

英 [ˈtempərəl]

美 [ˈtempərəl]

adj.  世间的; 世俗的; 现世的; 时间的; 太阳穴的; 颞的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 世间的；世俗的；现世的
  connected with the real physical world, not spiritual matters
  1. Although spiritual leader of millions of people, the Pope has no temporal power.
     教皇虽然是亿万人的精神领袖，但没有丝毫的世俗权力。
• 时间的
  connected with or limited by time
  1. a universe which has spatial and temporal dimensions
     有时空维度的宇宙
• 太阳穴的；颞的
  near the temple(s) at the side of the head
  1. the right temporal lobe of the brain
     大脑右颞叶

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 世俗的;俗家的;尘世的
  Temporalpowers or matters relate to ordinary institutions and activities rather than to religious or spiritual ones.
  1. ...their spiritual and temporal leader.
     他们的精神领袖兼世俗领导人
  2. ...firmly believing in the need for the clergy not to become preoccupied with temporal matters.
     坚信神职人员必须不为世俗之事所牵绊
• ADJ 颞部的;太阳穴的
  Thetemporalparts of your brain are the parts near the sides of your head.
  1. ...a small but important area of the temporal lobe of the brain.
     大脑颞叶上虽小但很重要的一个区域
• ADJ 时间的;时间方面的
  Temporalmeans relating to time.
  1. One is also able to see how specific acts are related to a temporal and spatial context...
     人们也能看出具体行为是如何与时空相关联的。
  2. The present world crisis should in principle be analysed from different temporal perspectives.
     原则上说来，目前的世界危机应该从不同的时间角度加以分析。

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