| 单词 | incessant |
| 释义 | incessant (once / 439 pages) adj Something incessant continues without interruption. When you're on a cross-country flight, it's tough to tolerate the incessant crying of a baby. In Latin, cessare means 'to stop,' so when you add the negative prefix in- you get a word meaning never stopping. A near synonym is continual, but something incessant is more relentless; ceaseless is a closer synonym. It's rare to find incessant used in a positive way. Even incessant sunshine would grow boring. WORD FAMILYincessant: incessancy, incessanter, incessantly, incessantness USAGE EXAMPLESWith the incessant stream of Bowie the New Yorker articles, he must be the personification of "New York" values. New York Times(Jan 27, 2016) Between the noise and the incessant brightness, he slept fitfully. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) With their incessant gegen-pressing, Liverpool are the other top-four side for whom an absence from European competition can be considered a blessing. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) adj uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city Syn ceaseless, constant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting continuous, uninterrupted continuing in time or space without interruption |
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