[pəˌpetʃu'eɪʃn][pəˌpetʃu'eɪʃn]
  • n. 永存;不朽
    • noun(名词)
      1. 持续;长存,永恒

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. 持续;长存,永恒

      The lack of military action from other countries has contributed to the perpetuation of the civil war.

      由于其他国家没有采取军事行动,导致内战长期存在。

      The person who is telling the joke is being active in the perpetuation of racial stereotypes.

      讲这个笑话的人就是在积极延续种族成见。

    小知识

    When you make something last or keep it going as long as you can, that's perpetuation. The perpetuation of your childhood memories is helped by looking at old photographs.

    The perpetuation of a family's genes happens when people have children, and the perpetuation of oppression occurs when one dictator after another seizes control of a country's government. When something is made to last longer or is continued, some kind of perpetuation is going on. Both the noun and related verb perpetuate come from a Latin root, perpetuus, which means “continuous or universal.”

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    词根:perpetuate

    adj.

    perpetuate长存的

    vt.

    perpetuate使不朽;保持