perpetual

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /pəˈpɛtʃʊəl/|/pəˈpɛtjʊəl/    美 /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Ellipsis of perpetual check. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
形容词 adj.
  1. Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time. not-comparable
  2. Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration. not-comparable
    — perpetual copyright
  3. Continuing; uninterrupted. not-comparable
    — "And yet," returned Francesca, "the secret of Arden's sufferings seems to have been in himself. From earliest youth he indulged in vain contrasts and repinings, and even his very love was selfish and cruel. Think how much happiness he lost by his perpetual exaggerations!"
  4. Flowering throughout the growing season. not-comparable
    — By means of artificial hybridization, practised for a series of years, he has succeeded in producing a race of carnations which are perpetual bloomers.

词形变化

perpetuall alternative,obsolete perpetuals plural perpetuall alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
a contented mind is a perpetual feast hybrid perpetual nonperpetual perpetual beta perpetual bond perpetual canon perpetual curate perpetual futures perpetual inventory perpetualism perpetualist perpetuality perpetual license perpetually perpetual motion perpetual motion machine perpetual motion machine of the first kind perpetual motion machine of the second kind perpetualness perpetual pill perpetual revolution perpetual stew semiperpetual unperpetual
相关词
perpetuate

词源

词源 1
From Middle English perpetuel, from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetuālis (“universal”), from perpetuus, from petō.
词源 2
From Middle English perpetuel, from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetuālis (“universal”), from perpetuus, from petō.
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