| 释义 |
everlasting
I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from ever (I) + lasting, present participle of lasten to last — more at last
1. : lasting or enduring through all time : eternal
< what a peace is mine, leaning on the everlasting arms — E.A.Hoffman >
< belief in unchanging and everlasting laws governing the physical universe >
2.
a.
(1) : continuing indefinitely or during a long period : perpetual
< reached the zone of everlasting snow >
< the one thing that seemed to her immutable and everlasting was the poverty of the soil — Ellen Glasgow >
(2) of a plant : retaining its form or color for a long time when dried
< everlasting flowers >
b. : wearisome or tedious from repetition : continual
< she had grown tired of his everlasting whimpering — O.E.Rölvaag >
3. : wearing indefinitely : durable
< everlasting cotton homespun >
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English (the) Everlastinge, from everlasting, adjective
1. capitalized : god — used with the
< the Everlasting >
2. : eternal duration : eternity — used chiefly in the phrase from everlasting
< from everlasting thou! — S.T.Coleridge >
3. or everlasting flower
a. : any of several plants chiefly of the family Compositae that have flowers which can be dried without loss of form or color: as
(1) : ladies' tobacco
(2) : strawflower 1
(3) : cudweed a
(4) : a plant of the genus Anaphalis
(5) : statice
(6) usually everlasting flower : a plant of the Australian genus Waitzia
b. : the flower or bloom of any everlasting
4. : a strong durable woolen material of twill or satin weave similar to lasting |