Perpetual



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解释

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• adj. 连续不断的;永久的
• ［英］ adj. 连续不断的 ( continuing endlessly; uninterrupted) ; 永久的 ( lasting for ever)
• ［类］ 反义词: evanescent ( 短暂易逝的) ; intermittent ( 间歇的, 间断的) ; ephemeral ( 短暂的)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English perpetuel, from Anglo-French, from Latin perpetuus uninterrupted, from per- through + petere to go to — more at feather
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. continuing forever ; everlasting <perpetual motion>
  • b.
    • (1) valid for all time <a perpetual right>
    • (2) holding (as an office) for life or for an unlimited time
• 2. occurring continually ; indefinitely long-continued <perpetual problems>
• 3. blooming continuously throughout the season
• Synonyms: see continual
• ? perpetually adverb

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