| 单词 | perpetual |
| 释义 | perpetual —perpetuality, perpetualness, n. —perpetually, adv. /peuhr pech"ooh euhl/, adj. 1. continuing or enduring forever; everlasting. 2. lasting an indefinitely long time: perpetual snow. 3. continuing or continued without intermission or interruption; ceaseless: a perpetual stream of visitors all day. 4. blooming almost continuously throughout the season or the year. n. 5. a hybrid rose that is perpetual. 6. a perennial plant. [1300-50; late ME perpetuall < L perpetualis permanent, equiv. to perpetu(us) uninterrupted (per- PER- + pet-, base of petere to seek, reach for + -uus deverbal adj. suffix) + -alis -AL1; r. ME perpetuel < MF < L as above] Syn. 1. permanent, enduring. See eternal. 3. continuous, incessant, constant, unending, uninterrupted. Ant. 1. temporary. 3. discontinuous. |
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