perennial
英[p?'ren??l]
美[p?'r?n??l]
- adj. 多年生的；常年的；四季不斷的；常在的；反復(fù)的
- n. 多年生植物
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?perennials;副詞:?perennially;
中文詞源
perennial 多年的，長久的
per-,整個(gè)的，-enn,年，詞源同annual.原義為終年的，終年不凋的，后引申詞義多年的，長久的。
英文詞源
- perennial (adj.)
- 1640s, "evergreen," formed in English from Latin perennis "lasting through the year (or years)," from per- "through" (see per) + annus "year" (see annual). Botanical sense of "Remaining alive through a number of years" is attested from 1670s; figurative meaning of "enduring, permanent" is from 1750. Related: Perennially. For vowel change, see biennial. The noun meaning "a perennial plant" is from 1763.
雙語例句
- 1. A perennial is a plant that lives indefinitely.
- 多年生植物是指能存活很多年的植物。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the perennial problem of water shortage
- 缺水這個(gè)老問題
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. I wonder at her perennial youthfulness.
- 我對(duì)她青春常駐感到驚訝.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. There's a perennial shortage of teachers with science qualifications.
- 有理科教學(xué)資格的老師一直都很短缺。
來自辭典例句
- 5. The novel's central theme is the perennial conflict between men and women.
- 小說的主題是男人和女人之間永無休止的沖突。
來自辭典例句