/ə'næθəmə/ n. (詛咒) solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse To the Ayatolla, America and the West were anathema; he loathed the democratic nations, cursing them in his dying words.
/i:və'nɛs(ə)nt/;/ɛv-/ a. Syn. fleeting; vanishing (消散的,凋零的) fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor Brandon's satisfaction in his new job was evanescent, for he immediately began to notice its many drawbacks.