单词 | immortal |
释义 | immortal/ɪˈmɔːt(ə)l![]() adjective 1Living forever; never dying or decaying: our mortal bodies are inhabited by immortal souls...
Synonyms undying, never dying, deathless, eternal, ever living, everlasting, never-ending, endless, perpetual, lasting, enduring, constant, abiding; imperishable, indestructible, inextinguishable, unfading, immutable, indissoluble rare sempiternal, perdurable 1.1Deserving to be remembered forever: the immortal children’s classic, ‘The Wind in the Willows’...
Synonyms timeless, perennial, evergreen, classic, traditional, ageless, time-honoured, abiding, enduring, unforgettable, memorable, remembered; famous, famed, renowned, legendary, great, eminent, outstanding, acclaimed, celebrated, commemorated, honoured noun 1An immortal being, especially a god of ancient Greece or Rome.The fusion of ancient immortals then dutifully turned to the task of easing the transition of those that reached the end of corporeal life and fearfully joined the fusion of immortality....
Synonyms god, goddess, deity, divine being, immortal being, celestial being, supreme being, divinity; Olympian 1.1A person of enduring fame: he will always be one of the immortals of soccer...
Synonyms great, hero, Olympian; genius, celebrity 2 (Immortal) A member of the French Academy.He had just been elected to the Académie française, but had not yet had time to don the green and gold, grip his sword and be received among the Immortals. 3 (Immortals) historical The royal bodyguard of ancient Persia.The Greeks were eventually successful, the Spartans and their Tegean allies ensuring victory when they overcame the élite Immortals (the Persian royal bodyguards) and killed Mardonius. Derivativesimmortally![]()
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin immortalis, from in- 'not' + mortalis (see mortal). Rhymes |
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