eternity

英 [ɪ'tɜːnɪtɪ; iː-]美 [ɪ'tɝnəti]
  • n. 来世，来生；不朽；永世
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中文词源

eternity 永恒

来自eternal, 永久。

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. I have always found the thought of eternity terrifying.
我向来觉得永生的想法很可怕。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The war continued for an eternity.
那场战争持续了极长的一段时间。
来自柯林斯例句
3. There will be rich and poor for all eternity.
贫富将永远存在。
来自《权威词典》
4. He waited for an eternity.
他无尽期地等待着.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. God will live for all eternity.
上帝是永存的.
来自《简明英汉词典》