The transient summer thunderstorm cooled the valley for an hour before the sun reasserted its dominance.
短暂的夏季雷雨使山谷凉爽了一个小时，之后太阳重新占据了主导地位。
Which choice best defines “transient”?
C — Temporary; brief; passing. “transient” means temporary; brief; passing.
Which word means “temporary; brief; passing”?
A — transient. “transient” means temporary; brief; passing.
transient — temporary; brief; passing. In Chinese: 短暂的；暂时的.
transient is pronounced /ˈtrænziənt/.
The transient summer thunderstorm cooled the valley for an hour before the sun reasserted its dominance. (短暂的夏季雷雨使山谷凉爽了一个小时，之后太阳重新占据了主导地位。)
fleeting, momentary, ephemeral — all close in meaning to transient (temporary; brief; passing).
permanent, lasting — each the opposite of transient (temporary; brief; passing).
Yes. transient is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
trans-(across) + ient → short-lived, momentary.