Word · Frequency #14650
incessant
不停的；持续不断的；无休止的
never stopping; continuing without interruption
- 1.
Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.
不停歇或中断；不断,尤其到令人烦恼的程度。
- 2.
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
时间上不间断且无限持续下去的
不停歇或中断；不断,尤其到令人烦恼的程度。；时间上不间断且无限持续下去的；不断的；不绝的；无尽的
In use
The incessant rain made it impossible to go outside.
She could not sleep because of the incessant noise from the street.
His incessant questions annoyed everyone in the meeting.
night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city
incessant + noun
作定语，修饰名词，表示持续不断的特性。
The incessant noise kept me awake.
连续不断的噪音让我睡不着。
be + incessant
作表语，与系动词连用，描述主语的特征。
The chatter was incessant.
闲聊声没完没了。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- incessant rain
- 持续不断的雨
- The incessant rain delayed the match.持续不断的雨推迟了比赛。
- incessant noise
- 持续不断的噪音
- Residents complained about the incessant noise from the nightclub.居民们抱怨夜总会持续不断的噪音。
- incessant chatter
- 没完没了的闲聊
- Her incessant chatter made it impossible to read.她没完没了的闲聊让人没法看书。
- incessant complaints
- 接连不断的抱怨
- The manager was tired of his incessant complaints.经理对他接连不断的抱怨感到厌烦。
- incessant bombardment
- 不间断的轰炸
- The town endured incessant bombardment for weeks.这座城镇经受了好几周不间断的轰炸。
- incessant questions
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：词尾 -ant 是‘蚂蚁’，想象一只蚂蚁在耳边不停地爬，烦人又不停——incessant 就是‘不断的、无尽的’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、literary description 该词比较正式，多用于书面或正式语境，表示“不间断的、持续的”，有时带有令人厌烦的意味；日常口语中更常说 nonstop 或 constant。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词（重读元音为 /ɛ/ 且后接 /sənt/）：crescent、adolescent、quiescent。注意形近但发音不同：pleasant 和 peasant 拼写含 -sant，但读作 /ˈplɛzənt/、/ˈpɛzənt/（发 /z/），不押韵；reminiscent 同样以 -scent 结尾，但重音在 /ɪ/（/ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsənt/），也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.