eternity

Word family

e·ter·ni·ty /ɪˈtɜːnəti $ -ɜːr-/ noun

1 an eternity LONG TIMEa period of time that seems very long because you are annoyed, anxious etc 似乎很漫长的一段时间

Here she waited for what seemed like an eternity.

她在此等了似乎很漫长的一段时间。

That week was an eternity of solitude and boredom.

那一周孤独和无聊的感觉无穷无尽。

Examples from the Corpus

an eternity• We only waited five minutes, but it seemed like an eternity.

2 [uncountableU]ALWAYS/FOREVER the whole of time without any end 永恒

a little animal preserved for all eternity as a fossil

成为化石而得以永久存世的小动物

3. [uncountableU]ALWAYS/FOREVER the state of existence after death that some people believe continues for ever 永生

Examples from the Corpus

eternity• They had practised together for only an hour, yet it seemed like an eternity.• It seemed an eternity in coming.• It is therefore often wise to pitch such descents, which of course can take an eternity.• The problem was to define eternity.• How could I not resent some stupid clouds robbing me of my one, brief glimpse of eternity?• She told him about the Elder, and of the eternity of memories he had poured unasked into her head.• There is, to be sure, a certain logic in the view which advocates the relinquishment of doomed creatures to eternity.

for all eternity• This new phase, following on the day of judgement, was to last for all eternity.• She is said to be bricked up in her room, spinning her hand loom for all eternity.• The cause of the crash will continue to be a mystery for all eternity.• I love you, I need you, I want you by my side for all eternity.

e·ter·ni·ty noun

Chinese

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BNC: 9841 COCA: 8376

eternity

Permanence and continuity: permanence, continuity, survival...

Heaven and hell and life after death: Heaven, Hell, Paradise...

Long periods of time: eternity, light years, ages...

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