perpetual

[pə'petʃuəl]

adj.永久的, 永恒的, 一再往复的

a.

1. 永久的; 长期的

They hoped to live in perpetual happiness.

他们希望生活在永久幸福之中。

2. 【口】无休止的; 连续不断的

I'm tired of your perpetual nagging.

我对你无休止的唠叨厌烦了。

3. 无限期的; 终身的

He was perpetual president of the country.

他是该国的终身总统。

4. 四季开花的

That is a hybrid perpetual rose.

那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。

n.

【植】四季开花的蔷薇; 多年生植物

词形变化

副词: perpetually |

词义辨析

同义:

a.永久的

eternal  lasting  continuous  unceasing  permanent  infinite  endless  incessant  constant  

同义参见:

unbroken  deathless  interminable  continual  steady  unending  everlasting  durable  changeless  ceaseless  perennial  

反义:

a.永久的; 长期的

temporary  transient  momentary  

英英释义

形容词 perpetual:

continuing forever or indefinitely

同义词：ageless, aeonian, eonian, eternal, everlasting, unending, unceasing

uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

同义词：ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, unceasing, unremitting

occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted

同义词：incessant, endless

补充

perpetualperpetual英:[pəˈpetʃuəl] 美:[pɚˈpɛtʃuəl]adj.1.永久的; 终身的He is on a perpetual search for truth.他毕生在寻求真理。2.不断的; 常发生的That dog is perpetual nuisance.那只狗是经常惹人讨厌的东西。

例句

1. the perpetual emptiness of outer space外太空恒久不变的空旷虚无 2. the creation of a perpetual union永久联盟的创立 3. Her perpetual complaints proved too much to bear.她没完没了的抱怨让人无法忍受。 4. The perpetual noise of the traffic was stressful.交通产生的持续性噪音让人精神紧张。 5. a perpetual state of nervousness or panic持续的紧张或恐慌的状态 6. deep caves in perpetual darkness.永远处在黑暗之中的深洞。 7. a perpetual secretary of the society.协会的终身秘书。 8. a perpetual bond.永久债券。 9. their perpetual money worries.他们为了钱没完没了的担心。 10. he grows perpetual flowering carnations.他种植了四季都开花的康乃馨。 11. They lived in perpetual fear of losing their jobs.他们时刻生活在害怕会失业的恐惧之中。 12. How can I work with these perpetual interruptions?老是这样来打岔，我还怎么工作呀？ 13. The region is in a state of perpetual war.这一地区战争不断。 14. He seems to have a perpetual grin on his face.他似乎总是面带笑容。 15. (humorous) the perpetual student/bachelor长期留级生/单身汉 16. Lack of government funding has been a perpetual [=constant] problem for the organization.这个组织一直面临的问题是缺乏政府资助。 17. the perpetual demands of parenthood作为父母没完没了的麻烦事 18. The two civilizations were perpetually at war.两种文明不断交战。