Temporal affair
[法] 俗事, 俗务
🧩 词语组成解析
temporal
['tɛmpərəl]
adj. 时间的;世俗的;暂存的;<语>表示时间的;
n. 暂存的事物，世间的事物;世俗的权力;一时的事物，俗事;
tempor时间+al形容词后缀→ 现世的；暂时的
🗣️ 情景例句
Please accept my apology for not neeting you for lunch Tuesday.
我很抱歉，星期二没有与你一起共进午餐。
Didn't you order this?
你不是订下这道菜了吗？
At lunchtime, the tourist thanked him and gave him ten pounds, which was a lot of money in those days.
午餐时，这位游客向他表示感谢，并给了他10英镑。这在当时可算是一大笔钱了。