perpetual
英 [p?'pet???l; -tj??l]
美[p?'p?t?u?l]
- adj. 永久的；不斷的；四季開(kāi)花的；無(wú)期限的
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詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?perpetually;
助記提示
1. 在你頭上不斷拍球。
中文詞源
perpetual 持續(xù)的，長(zhǎng)久的
來(lái)自perpetuate,使持續(xù)。
英文詞源
- perpetual
- perpetual: see repeat
- perpetual (adj.)
- mid-14c., from Old French perpetuel "without end" (12c.) and directly from Latin perpetualis "universal," in Medieval Latin "permanent," from perpetuus "continuous, universal," from perpetis, genitive of Old Latin perpes "lasting," probably from per- "through" + root of petere "to seek, go to, aim at" (see petition (n.)). Related: Perpetually. Perpetual motion is attested from 1590s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Little by little she lost the taut, strained air of perpetual anxiety.
- 長(zhǎng)期焦慮帶來(lái)的緊張而疲憊的神色從她臉上慢慢消失了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm.
- 似乎沒(méi)有什么能讓他那持久的熱情消退。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Outdoors, mosquitoes and midges were a perpetual torment.
- 在戶(hù)外，蚊子和蠓蟲(chóng)永遠(yuǎn)讓人不得安生。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. the perpetual noise of traffic
- 持續(xù)不斷的交通噪聲
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. He is on a perpetual search for truth.
- 他畢生在尋求真理.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
