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单词 eternity
释义 eternity
 /i terr"ni tee/,  n.  ,  pl.   eternities.
  1. infinite time; duration without beginning or end.
  2. eternal existence, esp. as contrasted with mortal life: the eternity of God.
  3.  Theol.   the timeless state into which the soul passes at a person's death.
  4. an endless or seemingly endless period of time: We had to wait an eternity for the check to arrive.
  5. eternities, the truths or realities of life and thought that are regarded as timeless or eternal.
 [1325-75; ME eternite < L aeternitas. See ETERNE, -ITY]
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