| 单词 | eternal |
| 释义 | e·ter·nal /ɪˈtɜːnəl $ -ɜːr-/ ●●○ adjective 1 ALWAYS/FOREVERcontinuing for ever and having no end 永远的；永恒的 the Christian promise of eternal life 基督教承诺的永生 She’s an eternal optimist (=she always expects that good things will happen). 她永远是个乐观主义者。► see thesaurus at permanent2 LONG TIMEseeming to continue for ever, especially because of being boring or annoying 似乎无休止的；没完没了的 SYN never-ending the eternal arguments between mother and son 母子间没完没了的争吵3. eternal truths TRUEprinciples that are always true 永恒的真理Examples from the Corpuseternal• Their sharp, shuddery relevance to our own eternal conflicts shows clear.• Night after night, Manson was aware of his eternal hunger.• Church members express a belief in eternal life after death.• The possibility of eternal life is a principle belief of many religions.• They could only have believed that tanks had eternal lives.• The eternal quest for immortality will be in vain until we know the answer - unfortunately, we don't.• Even eternal salvation has become something sold in the marketplace.• Many of these leave a very big question mark as to their eternal significance.• The conflict between mind and machine might be resolved at last in the eternal truce of complete symbiosis...• Yet, surely, the eternal verities of any game still apply.• Making the right choices, like protecting freedom, demands eternal vigilance.• people searching for eternal youth• the search for eternal youthOrigin eternal (1300-1400) Old French Latin aeternus “eternal”e·ter·nal adjectiveChineseSyllable continuing ever Corpus end and for having no |
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