单选题 He forgave his wife although she had once had a ______affair with a poet.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】句意：虽然妻子曾与一个诗人有过一段短暂的私情，他还是原谅了她。transient短暂的，瞬时的。ruthless无情的，残忍的。evil邪恶的。remarkable显著的，非凡的。