Word · Frequency #14545
perpetually
永恒地，持久地
核心释义
强调持续不断，没有终点
everlastingly; for all time
- 1.
似乎永不结束地；无休止地；持续不断。
Seeming to never end; endlessly; constantly.
似乎永不结束地；无休止地；持续不断。；永恒地；持久地
用法In use
She is perpetually late for meetings, no matter how early she starts getting ready.
用法提示：副词 'perpetually' 修饰形容词 'late'，表示持续不断的迟到状态。
The old grandfather clock in the hallway perpetually ticks, marking the passage of time.
用法提示：副词 'perpetually' 修饰动词 'ticks'，表示动作持续不断地进行。
He perpetually complains about the weather, even on sunny days.
用法提示：副词 'perpetually' 修饰动词 'complains'，表示抱怨行为持续不停。
perpetually + verb
常用于描述持续性的行为或状态。
She is perpetually complaining about the weather.
她总是抱怨天气。
perpetually + adjective
修饰形容词，强调状态持续不变。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- perpetually changing
- 不断变化
- The climate is perpetually changing, making it hard to predict.气候在不断变化，使其难以预测。
- perpetually late
- 总是迟到
- He is perpetually late for meetings.他开会总是迟到。
- perpetually happy
- 永远快乐
- She seems perpetually happy, no matter what happens.无论发生什么，她似乎永远快乐。
- perpetually busy
- 总是忙碌
- My boss is perpetually busy, so I had to wait for an appointment.我老板总是很忙，所以我不得不等待预约。
- perpetually in debt
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想一台永不停歇的钟摆：perpetually 就是“永恒地、不停地”一直摆下去。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学描写、学术论述 perpetually 多用于正式或书面语境，表示“无休止地、持续不断地”，口语中比较少见。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于修饰动词或形容词，表示状态持续不断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common exact rhyme with /pərˈpɛtʃuəli/. The listed words share the -ually spelling and the spoken suffix /tʃuəli/ (except perpetual and perpetuate), but their stressed vowels or preceding consonants differ. Beware lookalikes: perpetual /pərˈpɛtʃuəl/ and perpetuate /pərˈpɛtʃueɪt/ do not rhyme with perpetually.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.