词汇 | eternal |
释义 | eternal /ɪ`tɝnḷ/ adj. Without beginning or end; everlasting. 无始无终的;永远的。 Incessant; never ceasing. 不绝的;不朽的。 idoms the Eternal 上帝。 cf. Eternal, when strictly used, describes that which, in its nature, is above time, having neither beginning nor end. Eternal 一字,严格言之指超越时间之物,既无始又无终者。 things eternal 一切不朽的事物。 Everlasting, while often interchangeable with eternal, refers always to time and rather to the future than to the past; it emphasizes the lack of interruption as well as of end. Everlasting 虽常与 eternal 通用,然系专指未来之时期;着重不间断及无尽期之意。 everlasting life after death 死后的永生。 everlasting joy 永远的快乐。 Endless is sometimes used like everlasting, but it commonly describes more humble things. Endless 有时与 everlasting 通用,惟指较卑小之事物。 (in mechanics) an endless belt (机械上) 运转带。 it is also used in the sense of incessant 此字亦作延绵不绝解。 endless discussions 不断的讨论。 Immortal emphasizes the idea of life that shall not cease, and often describes that which has its life only in men's memories. Immortal 着重永生不死之意,常指留在人类之记忆中者。 the immortal works of Milton 密尔顿氏不朽之作。 derivatives adv. eternally. v.t. eternalize. n. eternalness. synonyms everlasting, endless, immortal. |
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