eternity
英 [?'t??n?t?; i?-]
美 [?'t?n?ti]
中文詞源
eternity 永恒來自eternal, 永久。
英文詞源
- eternity (n.)
- late 14c., "quality of being eternal," from Old French eternité "eternity, perpetuity" (12c.), from Latin aeternitatem (nominative aeternitas), from aeternus "enduring, permanent" (see eternal). Meaning "infinite time" is from 1580s. In the Mercian hymns, Latin aeternum is glossed by Old English ecnisse.
雙語例句
- 1. I have always found the thought of eternity terrifying.
- 我向來覺得永生的想法很可怕。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The war continued for an eternity.
- 那場戰(zhàn)爭持續(xù)了極長的一段時(shí)間。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. There will be rich and poor for all eternity.
- 貧富將永遠(yuǎn)存在。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. He waited for an eternity.
- 他無盡期地等待著.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. God will live for all eternity.
- 上帝是永存的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》