| [/ˈtempərəl; ˋtɛmpərəl/] adj 用法:
1 of worldly affairs, ie not spiritual; secular 世俗的（即非宗教的）; 现世的:
the temporal power of the Pope, ie as head of the Vatican State 教皇在世俗方面的权力 *
the lords temporal, ie British peers of the realm 世俗议员（英国上议院中非主教的贵族议员）. Cf 参看 spiritual2. 用法:
2 (grammar) of or denoting time 时间的; 表示时间的:
temporal conjunctions, eg when, while 表示时间的连词（如when、 while）. 用法:
3 of the temple(s) of the head 太阳穴的; 颞部的; 颞的:
the temporal artery 颞动脉. |