fleeting

a. 飞逝的(疾驰的,短暂的,急走的)

The author has managed to trace many incidents in which the long arm of confidence brought the heroine in fleeting touch with the members of the family.

作者设法追溯了许多事件，在这些事件中，由于离奇的机遇，使女主角与这一家庭有了短时间的接触。

A faint or fleeting indication; a trace.

模糊的暗示模糊的或一闪即逝的暗示；迹象