| 单词 | longevity |
| 释义 | longevityWord family nounlongevityadjectivelongaeval lon·gev·i·ty /lɒnˈdʒevəti $ lɑːn-, lɒːn-/ noun [uncountableU] 1 LONG TIMEthe amount of time that someone or something lives 寿命 longevity of the greater longevity of women compared with men 女性相对于男性更长的寿命 The worms have a longevity of about two years. 这些虫子大约能活两年。 2 long life or the long time that something lasts 长寿；持久 The ancient Chinese claimed that garlic promoted longevity. 中国古人说蒜能延寿。 3 the amount of time that something lasts 持续时间 longevity of the longevity of an athlete’s career 运动员的职业寿命 Examples from the Corpus longevity• The inhabitants enjoy good health and longevity.• The people of this village enjoy good health and longevity.• Very few people have a career of great longevity, constancy and consistency in films.• He attributes his longevity to 'a simple diet and a glass of wine every day'.• It was operated with care, oiled, greased and allowed to rest; its longevity was protected.• But for the first time it seemed possible to measure the body like a machine to test its longevity.• The more successful we are at prolonging longevity, the more it will cost us in elderly care costs.• The die was cast for great species longevity.• But they also came to represent admired qualities: strength, longevity and triumph over adversity.• As in the case of genes, fecundity is much more important than longevity of particular copies.• the disparity in the longevity of the sexes (1600-1700) Late Latin longaevitas, from Latin longaevus “long-lived”, from longus “long” + aevum “age” |
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