longevity

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/|/lɒŋ-/    美 /lɑnˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ti/|[lɑ̃nˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ɾi]|/lɔnˈd͡ʒev.ə.ti/|[lɔnˈd͡ʒev.ə.ɾi]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life. countable,uncountable
    — Grandpa had incredible longevity: he lived to be 105 years old!
  2. Duration over time; persistence. countable,uncountable
    — A ‘postdating’ is an example of the use of a lexical item at a later date than currently recorded and these are important in establishing the longevity of use of a term and whether or not it has become obsolete.

词形变化

longevities plural longævity alternative,archaic

词汇关系

近义词
long-livedness permanence
衍生词
longevity noodle longevity peach longevity rice prolongevity shortgevity
相关词
longevous

词源

Early 17th century, learned borrowing from Latin longaevitās, from longaevus (“ancient, aged”) + -itās. The first part is related to English long and this association led to the alternative pronunciation with /ŋ/.
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