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”。

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。

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。