プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
たんめい【短命】
〔短い命〕a short life
短命の｜short-lived
- 彼の短命は大酒のためだった
His early death was caused by heavy drinking.／He died young 「on account [as a consequence] of heavy drinking. - 才子短命
((諺))「Whom the gods love [The gifted] die young. - その内閣は短命に終わった
The cabinet did not last long.