moment, minute, instant

名詞 moment:

1. a particular point in time
   同義詞：minute, second, instant
2. an indefinitely short time
   同義詞：minute, second, bit
3. at this time
   同義詞：here and now, present moment
4. having important effects or influence
   同義詞：consequence, import
5. a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
6. the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

1. My job is not a very glamorous one but it does have its moments.
   我的工作雖不算十分吸引人，但也自有其樂趣所在。
2. I'll be back in a moment.
   我一會兒就回來。
3. I'd like to speak to you for a moment.
   我想和你談一會兒。

mo.ment

n.（名詞）
A brief, indefinite interval of time.
瞬間：一個短暫的、不確定的時間間隔
A specific point in time, especially the present time:
目前，現(xiàn)在：特定的時刻，尤指目前：
例句：
He is not here at the moment.
他現(xiàn)在不在這

A particular period of importance, influence, or significance in a series of events or developments:
關(guān)鍵的時刻；時機：對一系列事件和發(fā)展有重要影響或意義重大的某一特定時期：
例句：
a great moment in history; waiting for her big moment.
歷史上偉大的時機；她等待著關(guān)鍵時刻的來臨

Outstanding significance or value; importance:
重大的意義或價值；重要性：
例句：
a discovery of great moment.
重大的發(fā)現(xiàn)

A brief period of time that is characterized by a quality, such as excellence, suitability, or distinction:
特殊價值的時刻：具有某一特性如卓越性、適合性或獨特性的短暫的一段時間：
例句：
a lackluster performance that nevertheless had its moments.
平淡的表演仍具有其價值

Philosophy
【哲學(xué)】
An essential or constituent element, as of a complex idea.
環(huán)節(jié)：一種根本的或組成的成分，如一種復(fù)雜思想的
A phase or an aspect of a logically developing process.
契機：一個按邏輯發(fā)展過程的階段或方面
Abbr. MPhysics
縮寫 M【物理學(xué)】
The product of a quantity and its perpendicular distance from a reference point.
力矩：一個量和從參照點到它垂直距離的乘積
The tendency to cause rotation about a point or an axis.
旋轉(zhuǎn)軸：使繞點或軸旋轉(zhuǎn)的傾向
Statistics The expected value of a positive integral power of a random variable. The first moment is the mean of the distribution.
【統(tǒng)計學(xué)】 矩，動差：任意變量的正整數(shù)功效的期望值。第一個矩是分配的平均數(shù)

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin mômentum
源自 拉丁語 mômentum
from *movimentum
源自 *movimentum
from movôre [to move] * see meu…-
源自 movôre [移動] *參見 meu…-

<參考詞匯><同義詞>moment,instant,minute,second,jiffy,flashThese nouns denote a brief interval of time.Amoment is an indeterminately short but not insignificant period:
這些名詞意思是短暫的時間間隔。Moment 是指不確定地短暫而不是非常短暫的一段時間：
例句：
I`ll be with you in a moment.
我過會兒就和你在一起。

例句：
It took him a moment to answer.
他很快就回答上了。

Instant is a period of time almost too brief to detect;it implies haste and often urgency:
Instant 指一段極短時間，以至讓人難以察覺；它暗指匆忙，并常指緊急情況：
例句：
She hesitated for just an instant.
她只躊躇了片刻。

例句：
Stop it this instant.
馬上停下來。

Minute andsecond, used strictly, refer to measured intervals of time;often, though,minute is interchangeable with moment (
Minute 和second 嚴格地用， 是指測得的時間間隔；但是通常minute 和 moment 可以互換（
例句：
Wait a minute.
等一會兒。

例句：
The plane will be arriving in a minute), andsecond with instant (
飛機再過一會兒就要到達了)， 而且second 可以和 instant 互換(

例句：
I slipped out of the room for a few seconds to turn the oven on).
我溜出房間一會兒去打開爐子)。

Jiffy andflash occur principally in combinations preceded by in a; in a jiffy means in a short space of time,whilein a flash suggests the almost imperceptible duration of a flash of light:
Jiffy 和flash 主要出現(xiàn)在前面有 in a；in a jiffy 的組合詞里， 用來指短暫的時間，而in a flash 指一閃或一亮的、幾乎難以察覺到的時間持續(xù)：
例句：
.He was on his stool in a jiffy, driving away with his pen. (Charles Dickens).
.眨眼間他坐到了凳子上，用他的鋼筆奮力工作. （查爾斯·狄更斯）。

例句：
She was on her feet in a flash when the doorbell rang. See also Synonyms at importance
門鈴一響，她就立刻站了起來 參見同義詞 importance