per·pet·u·al
adjective/pəˈpetʃuəl/
/pərˈpetʃuəl/
- [usually before noun] continuing for a long period of time without stopping or being interrupted
不间断的；持续的；长久的 - the perpetual noise of traffic
持续不断的交通噪声 - We lived for years in a perpetual state of fear.
多年来我们一直生活在恐惧中。 - (literary) mountain peaks covered with perpetual snows and ice
山峰终年被冰雪覆盖
Extra ExamplesTopics Timec2- Government and parliament are in a state of perpetual conflict.
政府和议会永远处于冲突状态。 - His life is a perpetual holiday.
他的生活是一个永远的假期。 - Lack of time is a perpetual problem for nurses on the ward.
对在病房工作的护士来说，时间不够是个长期问题。 - The country seems to be in a perpetual state of chaos.
该国似乎永远都处于混乱的状态。 - They exist in a state of perpetual fear.
他们一直生活在恐惧之中。
- the perpetual noise of traffic
- [usually before noun] frequently repeated, in a way that is annoying
一再反复的；无尽无休的；没完没了的 - How can I work with these perpetual interruptions?
打扰不断，让我怎么工作？
Extra Examples- The perpetual interruptions made conversation difficult.
不断的打扰让谈话难以继续下去。 - People found her perpetual coarse jokes irritating.
人们发现她无休无止的粗俗笑话令人恼火。
- How can I work with these perpetual interruptions?
- [only before noun] (of a job or position) lasting for the whole of somebody’s life
终身的；永久的 - He was elected perpetual president.
他被选为终身会长。 - (humorous) She's a perpetual student.
她是个终身学习者。 - The harshest punishment was perpetual exile.
最严厉的惩罚是永久流放。
- He was elected perpetual president.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis, from perpetuus ‘continuing throughout’, from perpes, perpet- ‘continuous’.