Word · Frequency #14550
everlastings
不凋花；蜡菊
everlastings is the plural of everlasting.
a plant, especially of the daisy family, whose flowers retain their colour and shape when dried; an everlasting flower
- 1.
Chiefly with a descriptive word: short for everlasting flower (“any of several plants, chiefly of the family Asteraceae (principally the tribe Gnaphalieae), having flowers that retain their colour and form when dried; also, a flower of such a plant”)
主要与描述词连用:指“永生花”的简称,指干燥后仍保持颜色和形状的植物,主要是菊科植物；也指这种植物的花
- 2.
any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
菊科多种植物,其花干燥后不变形不变色
主要与描述词连用:指“永生花”的简称,指干燥后仍保持颜色和形状的植物,主要是菊科植物；也指这种植物的花；菊科多种植物,其花干燥后不变形不变色；上帝；神
In use
She added a few everlastings to the dried flower arrangement.
Everlastings retain their color and shape even after being dried.
The garden was full of everlastings that would last through the winter.
Connections
Collocations
- everlasting flower
- 不凋花；蜡菊
- The florist sells everlasting flowers that last for months.这家花店出售能保持数月的不凋花。
- dried everlasting
- 干制的不凋花
- Dried everlastings make beautiful winter decorations.干制的不凋花是漂亮的冬日装饰。
- golden everlasting
- 金色不凋花
- The golden everlasting blooms in late summer.金色不凋花在夏末开花。
- paper everlasting
- 纸质不凋花
- Paper everlastings are easy to grow in sunny gardens.纸质不凋花容易在阳光充足的花园中种植。
Synonyms
- immortelle
- 借自法语，指一类花干后仍保持颜色和形状的菊科植物，常用于文学或花艺语境。 · 与 everlasting 几乎同义，但语气较文雅，口语中不常用；日常对话多用 strawflower。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 ever-lasting 拆成 ever(永远)+lasting(持久)，想象蜡菊干花永远保持颜色和形状，以此记住 everlasting“不凋花”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：园艺、植物学、花卉作品描述 这个词作名词时通常指‘不凋花’（干燥后保持颜色和形状的花），多用于园艺、植物学或花卉相关的书面描述，比较正式，日常口语中较少出现。
Grammar Note
是可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 -lasting 真押韵: lasting、fasting、casting、blasting、contrasting(美音为 /æ/, 英音为 /ɑː/);注意 ever 拼写相同,但只有词首部分相同,不与整个词押韵。
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