temporal
adj
1 of worldly affairs, ie not spiritual; secular 世俗的(即非宗教的); 现世的
the temporal power of the Pope, ie as head of the Vatican State 教皇在世俗方面的权力
the lords temporal, ie British peers of the realm 世俗议员(英国上议院中非主教的贵族议员). Cf 参看 spiritual2.
2 (grammar) of or denoting time 时间的; 表示时间的
temporal conjunctions, eg when, while 表示时间的连词(如when、 while).
3 of the temple(s) of the head 太阳穴的; 颞部的; 颞的
the temporal artery 颞动脉.
This shows how long it was before we deemed it necessary to make sure that all our children could share in the knowledge accumulated by the'happy few' during the past centuries.