英语词汇“perpetual”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	perpetual
释义	per·pet·u·al I. \pə(r)ˈpech(əw)əl, -chwəl\ adjective Etymology: Middle English perpetuel, from Middle French, from Latin perpetualis, from perpetuus continuous, perpetual (from perpet-, perpes, from per through, by means of + -pet-, -pes, from petere to go to or toward, seek) + -alis -al — more at for, feather 1. a. : continuing forever : everlasting, eternal, unceasing < perpetual torment after death — H.O.Taylor > < dedicated to a life of perpetual virginity — J.G.Frazer > < the song of the minstrel moved through a perpetual Maytime — J.R.Green > b. (1) : granted to be valid for all time < was awarded a perpetual right-of-way > < granted a perpetual charter by the national government — C.W.Ferguson > (2) : holding (as an office) for life or for an unlimited time < perpetual curate > < perpetual president of a club > < elected perpetual fellow — A.G.Chester > 2. : occurring continually : indefinitely long-continued : not intermittent : constant < a perpetual source of amusement — Havelock Ellis > < the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy — F.N.Robinson > < perpetual quarreling between one parish and the next — Dorothy Sayers > 3. a. : perennial 2a b. : blooming more or less continuously throughout the season : remontant < a hybrid perpetual rose > Synonyms: see continual II. adverb Etymology: Middle English perpetuel, from perpetuel, adjective archaic : perpetually III. noun (-s) Etymology: perpetual (I) 1. : perennial 1 2. : a hybrid perpetual rose
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