eternal

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ɪˈtɜː.nl̩/    /ɪˈtɝ.nl̩/|/iˈtɝ.nl̩/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who lives forever; an immortal.
    — Yes, I want that raw power that is only offered to the eternals or creators
形容词 adj.
  1. Lasting forever; unending.
    — But here again it is another question, quite different from our having an idea of eternity, to know whether there were any real being, whose duration has been eternal.
  2. Existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly.
  3. Constant; perpetual; ceaseless; ever-present. excessive
    — Beneath him you might have seen the three of us - myself, sunburnt, young, and vigorous after our open-air tramp; Summerlee, solemn but still critical, behind his eternal pipe; Lord John, as keen as a razor-edge, with his supple, alert figure leaning upon his rifle, and his eager eyes fixed eagerly upon the speaker.
  4. Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier. dated
    — some eternal villain

词形变化

more eternal comparative most eternal superlative æternal alternative,obsolete æternall alternative,obsolete eternall alternative,obsolete eternals plural æternal alternative,obsolete æternall alternative,obsolete eternall alternative,obsolete

词源

词源 1
From Middle English eternal, from Old French eternal, from Late Latin aeternālis, from Latin aeternus (“eternal”), from aevum (“age”). Displaced native Old English ēċe.
词源 2
From Middle English eternal, from Old French eternal, from Late Latin aeternālis, from Latin aeternus (“eternal”), from aevum (“age”). Displaced native Old English ēċe.
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