years-longadj.

Brit.

/ˌjɪəzˈlɒŋ/,

/ˌjəːzˈlɒŋ/, U.S.

/ˌjɪrzˈlɔŋ/,

/ˌjɪrzˈlɑŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: year n., long adj.¹

Etymology: < the plural of year n. + long adj.¹ Compare the similarly-formed German jahrelang , adverb and adjective (18th cent.). Compare earlier (with different sense) year-long adj.

Lasting for several or many years.

ΘΠ

the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > lasting for several years

old-yeared?c1425

years-long1887

multi-year1935

1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders I. xiii. 235 The years-long regard that she had had for him.

1912 Forest & Stream 29 June 820/2 The present-day Pierres..can have many of the experiences of Pierre [de la Vernedrye] without the necessity of a years-long journey.

1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 147/1 No evidence of impairment of glucose tolerance with years-long consumption of this diet was recorded.

2011 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 29 Sept. 14/3 Now they return..to ‘document’ the years-long drive to put Obama in the White House.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	years-long
释义	years-longadj. Brit. /ˌjɪəzˈlɒŋ/, /ˌjəːzˈlɒŋ/, U.S. /ˌjɪrzˈlɔŋ/, /ˌjɪrzˈlɑŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: year n., long adj.¹ Etymology: < the plural of year n. + long adj.¹ Compare the similarly-formed German jahrelang , adverb and adjective (18th cent.). Compare earlier (with different sense) year-long adj. Lasting for several or many years. ΘΠ the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > lasting for several years old-yeared?c1425 years-long1887 multi-year1935 1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders I. xiii. 235 The years-long regard that she had had for him. 1912 Forest & Stream 29 June 820/2 The present-day Pierres..can have many of the experiences of Pierre [de la Vernedrye] without the necessity of a years-long journey. 1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 147/1 No evidence of impairment of glucose tolerance with years-long consumption of this diet was recorded. 2011 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 29 Sept. 14/3 Now they return..to ‘document’ the years-long drive to put Obama in the White House. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1887
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