Longevity
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 长寿
- ［英］ n. 长寿 ( long life; great span of life)
- ［记］ long ( 长) +ev ( 时间) +ity -> 活得时间长 -> 长寿
- ［同］ 同根词: medieval ( 中世纪的) ; primeval ( 原始的)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: Late Latin longaevitas, from Latin longaevus long-lived, from longus long + aevum age — more at aye
- Date: 1615
- 1.
- a. a long duration of individual life
- b. length of life <a study of longevity>
- 2. long continuance ; permanence, durability
