perpetual

adjective

/pəˈpetʃuəl/

/pərˈpetʃuəl/

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[usually before noun] continuing for a long period of time without stopping or being interrupted synonym continuous
- the perpetual noise of traffic
- We lived for years in a perpetual state of fear.
- (literary) mountain peaks covered with perpetual snows and ice
Extra Examples
- Government and parliament are in a state of perpetual conflict.
- His life is a perpetual holiday.
- Lack of time is a perpetual problem for nurses on the ward.
- The country seems to be in a perpetual state of chaos.
- They exist in a state of perpetual fear.
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[usually before noun] frequently repeated, in a way that is annoying synonym continual
- How can I work with these perpetual interruptions?
Extra Examples
- The perpetual interruptions made conversation difficult.
- People found her perpetual coarse jokes irritating.
[only before noun] (of a job or position) lasting for the whole of somebody’s life
- He was elected perpetual president.
- (humorous) She's a perpetual student.
- The harshest punishment was perpetual exile.

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis, from perpetuus ‘continuing throughout’, from perpes, perpet- ‘continuous’.

单词	perpetual
释义	perpetual adjective /pəˈpetʃuəl/ /pərˈpetʃuəl/ jump to other results [usually before noun] continuing for a long period of time without stopping or being interrupted synonym continuous the perpetual noise of traffic We lived for years in a perpetual state of fear. (literary) mountain peaks covered with perpetual snows and ice Extra Examples Government and parliament are in a state of perpetual conflict. His life is a perpetual holiday. Lack of time is a perpetual problem for nurses on the ward. The country seems to be in a perpetual state of chaos. They exist in a state of perpetual fear. Topics Timec2 [usually before noun] frequently repeated, in a way that is annoying synonym continual How can I work with these perpetual interruptions? Extra Examples The perpetual interruptions made conversation difficult. People found her perpetual coarse jokes irritating. [only before noun] (of a job or position) lasting for the whole of somebody’s life He was elected perpetual president. (humorous) She's a perpetual student. The harshest punishment was perpetual exile. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis, from perpetuus ‘continuing throughout’, from perpes, perpet- ‘continuous’.
随便看	unasked-for unassailable unassigned unassisted unassuming unattached unattainable unattended unattractive unattractively unauthorized unavailability unavailable unavailing unavoidable unavoidably unaware unawareness unawares unbalance unbalanced unban unbearable unbearably unbeatable