momentary和temporary的区别：中文意思不同、词性不同、用法不同。momentary作为形容词，含义为“暂时的”、“片刻的”、“短促的”；temporary可作形容词和名词，含义为“短暂的”、“临时的”、“临时雇员”。
一、momentary的意思及用法
momentary作为形容词，意为暂时的;短暂的;片刻的;短促的。
例句：His hesitation was only momentary.
他只迟疑了一下。
We are in momentary expectation of the arrival of you.
我们无时无刻不在盼望你的到来。
Her feeling of danger was only momentary; it soon passed.
他的危险感是暂时的，很快就消失了。
It was only a momentary hesitation, though.
不过这只是瞬间的忧郁。
Like a vision, fleeting, momentary,
如同昙花一现的梦幻，
Canada surprisingly missed out on the final due to momentary calamity in the second semifinal.
加拿大队因为在半决赛中出现意外而无缘决赛。
二、temporary的意思及用法
temporary可作名词和形容词，意为短暂的;暂时的;临时的；临时工;临时雇员。
例句：I'm looking for some temporary work .
我在找临时工作。
His job here is only temporary...
他在这儿的工作只是临时的。
Was it just a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve?
这是否是原本良好的增长曲线中暂时的偏离？
It was recognized that this solution could only be temporary.
人们意识到这只是个临时的解决方案。
His creditors agreed to give him a temporary respite.
他的债权人同意给他一个喘息的机会。
Many of those changes could just be a temporary fix.
那些变革中可能有很多只是权宜之计。
I developed a temporary allergy to the company of couples. All seven plants have had temporary shutdowns this year.
今年所有7家工厂都暂时歇业了。
我一时间很反感和情侣们在一起。
