semper-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. semper-annual adj. Brit.

/ˌsɛmpərˈanjʊəl/, U.S.

/ˌsɛmpərˈænj(əw)əl/.

the Latin adverb semper always, used in various nonce-combinations (in imitation of sempervirent adj., etc.), as semper-annual adj. unceasing in annual succession. semper-green n. an evergreen. semper-identical adj. [after Latin phrase semper idem, always the same] semper-juvenescent adj. always growing younger. semper-lenity n. unvarying gentleness.

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. ii Accustomed Gentlenesse, Semperlenity.

1694 W. Westmacott Θεολοβοτονολογια 18 The common Bay-tree, which is a sempergreen, is now commonly found in most Gardens.

1820 T. G. Wainewright Ess. & Crit. (1880) 98 That perfectly semperidentical display of idiosyncratic egotism which runs through..all his varieties.

1830 Fraser's Mag. 1 342 Blisses of an immortal and semperjuvenescent life.

1861 G. Meredith Evan Harrington II. xiii. 239 Supposing Lord Mayor's footmen to be plumed like estridges—gorgeous as the sun at Midsummer—what must Lord Mayors be, and semperannual Lords?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	semper-
释义	semper-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. semper-annual adj. Brit. /ˌsɛmpərˈanjʊəl/, U.S. /ˌsɛmpərˈænj(əw)əl/. the Latin adverb semper always, used in various nonce-combinations (in imitation of sempervirent adj., etc.), as semper-annual adj. unceasing in annual succession. semper-green n. an evergreen. semper-identical adj. [after Latin phrase semper idem, always the same] semper-juvenescent adj. always growing younger. semper-lenity n. unvarying gentleness. Π 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. ii Accustomed Gentlenesse, Semperlenity. 1694 W. Westmacott Θεολοβοτονολογια 18 The common Bay-tree, which is a sempergreen, is now commonly found in most Gardens. 1820 T. G. Wainewright Ess. & Crit. (1880) 98 That perfectly semperidentical display of idiosyncratic egotism which runs through..all his varieties. 1830 Fraser's Mag. 1 342 Blisses of an immortal and semperjuvenescent life. 1861 G. Meredith Evan Harrington II. xiii. 239 Supposing Lord Mayor's footmen to be plumed like estridges—gorgeous as the sun at Midsummer—what must Lord Mayors be, and semperannual Lords? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1623
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