perpetual

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per·pet·u·al /pəˈpetʃuəl $ pər-/ adjectiveadj [usually before noun]

1 CONTINUOUScontinuing all the time without changing or stopping 連續不斷的，無休止的 SYN continuous

the perpetual noise of the machines

機器連續不斷的噪音

a little girl with a perpetual smile

總是帶着微笑的小女孩

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2 CONTINUOUSrepeated many times in a way that annoys you 〔令人討厭地〕一再重複的 SYN continual

my mother’s perpetual nagging

我母親沒完沒了的唠叨

3 literaryALWAYS/FOREVER permanent 永久的，永恒的

the perpetual snows of the mountaintops

山頂的終年積雪

—perpetually adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

perpetual• Up to five alarm calls per day can be set and there's a perpetual calendar as well.• For many working mothers, balancing the demands of children and job is a perpetual challenge.• Those who remain in the city are in perpetual danger of being hit by bullets and shells.• They help ward off the horse's instinctive perpetual fear of danger.• Walker seems to have a perpetual grin on his face.• Her husband's perpetual jealousy strongly affected their marriage.• The perpetual light of Voltai came in through his long windows.• I'm sick of her perpetual nagging.• Most senators complain that their perpetual race for money distracts them from official duties.• How can a struggling organization escape this pernicious cycle of perpetual reaction and strife?• The process is one of perpetual self-improvement.• The loyalty and heroics that Mulholland inspired in his workers were a perpetual source of wonder.• a perpetual struggle between rich and poor

Origin perpetual

(1300-1400) Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetuus, from petere “to go to”

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