perpetual
美音:
[pə´petʃuəl
]英音:
[pə´petʃuəl
]adj.永久的
难易程度:
perpetual为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
副词:perpetually
词根
per-=through,thoroughly,away 变化型 par-,pel-,pil-
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perpetual
/pə'petʃʊəl; pɚ`pɛtʃuəl/
adj [usu attrib 通常作定语]
1 continuing indefinitely; permanent 永久的; 永恒的
*the perpetual snow of the Arctic 北极终年不化的积雪.
2 without interruption; continuous 不间断的; 持续的
*the perpetual noise of traffic 不绝于耳的交通噪音.
3 (infml 口) frequently repeated; continual 反覆的; 不断的
*He was irritated by their perpetual complaints. 他们一再发牢骚把他惹火了.
perpetual
adj [usually before noun][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;Origin: perpetuel, from
Latin perpetuus, from petere
'to go to']
continuing all the time without changing or stopping
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continuous the perpetual noise of the machines a little girl with a perpetual smilerepeated many times in a way that annoys you
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continual my mother's perpetual naggingliterary permanent
the perpetual snows of the mountaintops>perpetuallyadv
1. They hoped to live in perpetual happiness. 他们希望生活在永久幸福之中。
2. As the parents had five children, life was a perpetual struggle against poverty. 家里已有5个孩子,全家人常年在贫困中挣扎。
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