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单词

perpetual

读音
pəˈpetʃuəl
美式 pərˈpetʃuəl
英式 pəˈpetʃuəl
词根

单词 “perpetual” 的词根是 “perpetu”,来源于拉丁语 "perpetus",意为 “永续的” 或 “连贯的”。 类似的单词有 "Perpetuate" (使持续下去), "Perpetuity"(永恒)。

释义

["adj. 永久的;不断的;四季开花的;无期限的"]

例句

The perpetual argument is that funds are tight, that we have more pressing problems here on Earth.
永恒的争论是资金紧张,我们在地球上有更紧迫的问题。
She's a perpetual student.
她是个终身学习者。
He was elected perpetual president.
他被选为终身会长。
And how does it compare with the other, seemingly perpetual health scares we confront, like panic over lead in synthetic athletic fields
The perpetual argument is that funds are tight, that we have more pressing problems here on Earth

强化记忆

你可以尝试将 "perpetual" 这个单词拆分,注意到它由 "per-(向前)","petu-(寻求,追求)" 和 "-al(......性的)" 组成,从而联想到这个单词描述的是一种“持续追求”的状态,帮助记忆。

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And the result is sort ofgratifyingly perpetual.People still reference those sequences in "Minority Report"
to job loss --perpetual job loss.Choosing to become a whistle-blower is an uphill battle.
We're constantly chasing after the next viral emergencyin this perpetual cycle,always trying to extinguish epidemics after they've already started.
an irrevocable" -- which means you can't change your mind --"perpetual" -- which means forever --"nonexclusive, transferrable, sublicensable, fully paid-up,
Bhaskara's drawing was one of the earliest designsfor a perpetual motion machine,a device that can do work indefinitely without any external energy source.
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