Status of Affairs
Permanent: to be fixed or unchanging, the opposite of temporary.
固定的:固定或不变的，是暂时的反义词。
He plans to stay there permanently.
他计划永久住在那里。
He has decided to become a permanent resident of China.
他已决定成为中国的永久居民。
Once they established permanent boundaries, they have to fight to defend their territory from invaders.
一旦他们建立了永久的边界，他们就必须为保卫自己的领土而战，以抵御入侵者。
The development of agriculture allowed humans to settle down and build permanent communities.
农业的发展使人类得以定居下来，建立永久的社区。
Humans lived as nomads until they decided to settle down and build permanent communities.
人类在决定定居并建立永久社区之前一直是游牧民族。
Temporary: only lasting for a short time, the opposite of permanent.
暂时的:只持续很短的时间，与永久的反义词。
We can only offer him a temporary position in the company.
我们公司只能给他一个临时职位。
This isn't the kind of job he wants, but it's okay as something temporary, until he can find something better.
这不是他想要的工作，但在他找到更好的工作之前，暂时做一份工作还可以。
Until we move into the new building we'll use this office as our temporary base.
在搬进新楼之前，我们将把这个办公室作为临时基地。
That company places people in part-time, temporary positions.
那家公司安排人们做兼职、临时的工作。
If you do well as a temporary worker, you may be hired for a permanent position.
如果你做临时工做得很好，你可能会被雇佣到一个长期职位。
Definite: well defined, precise, certain, unchanging.
明确的，精确的，确定的，不变的。
We can't begin the project until you give us a more definite schedule.
除非你给我们一个更确切的时间表，否则我们无法开始这项计划。
We can't give you a definite answer until we get more information.
在得到更多的信息之前，我们无法给你一个肯定的答复。
Until we have more definite information about your plans, we can't make any promises.
在得到有关你的计划更确切的消息之前，我们不能作任何承诺。
They couldn’t solve the problem until they could clearly define it.
直到他们能清楚地定义这个问题，他们才能解决它。
We don't know their exact location, but they are definitely in this general area.
我们不知道它们的确切位置，但肯定在这个区域。
Obvious: easy to see, stands out.
显而易见的:容易看到，突出。
Of the job candidates we interviewed, he was the obvious choice.
在我们面试的求职者中，他是显而易见的人选。
It's obvious that he can't afford to buy that house.
很明显，他买不起那所房子。
It was an obvious lie, but some people still believed it.
这是一个明显的谎言，但仍有人相信它。
From her facial expression, it was obvious that she really disliked him.
从她的表情看，很明显她确实不喜欢他。
Trivial: of little or no importance, insignificant.
微不足道的;微不足道的;微不足道的。
It's a trivial detail, so there's no need to worry about it.
这是一个琐碎的细节，所以没有必要担心。
Those problems are not trivial, so we need to find a solution.
这些问题都不是小事，所以我们需要找到解决办法。
She spends her time worrying about trivial details, so she wastes a lot of time.
她把时间花在琐碎的细节上，所以她浪费了很多时间。
He thinks it's a trivial matter, but I think it's going to cause big problems if we ignore it.
他认为这是一件小事，但我认为如果我们忽视它，就会造成大问题。
It's obvious that he can't afford to buy that house.
很明显，他买不起那所房子。
We can't give you a definite answer until we get more information.
在得到更多的信息之前，我们无法给你一个肯定的答复。
