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temporal

adjective
🔊/ˈtempərəl/
🔊/ˈtempərəl/
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  1. (formal) connected with the real physical world, not spiritual matters世间的；世俗的；现世的
    • 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。🔊🔊
  2. (formal) connected with or limited by time时间的
    • a universe which has spatial and temporal dimensions有时空维度的宇宙
  3. (anatomy解剖学) near the temple(s) at the side of the head太阳穴的；颞的
    • the right temporal lobe of the brain大脑右颞叶
    4. Word Originsenses 1 to 2 Middle English: from Old French temporel or Latin temporalis, from tempus, tempor- ‘time’.sense 3 late Middle English: from late Latin temporalis, from tempora ‘the temples’, plural of tempus ‘temple of the head’.