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perpetuates
使永存；保持
perpetuates is the third person singular of perpetuate.
核心释义
cause to continue or prevail
- 1.
使(某物)永久化；使(某物)无限期持续；也指保护(某物)免于灭绝或遗忘。
To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion.
- 2.
通过重复延长(某物)的存在；加强。
To prolong the existence of (something) by repetition; to reinforce.
使(某物)永久化；使(某物)无限期持续；也指保护(某物)免于灭绝或遗忘。；通过重复延长(某物)的存在；加强。；使永存；使不朽；保持
用法In use
The media often perpetuates stereotypes.
用法提示：句中'perpetuates'为动词第三人称单数形式，表示'使…继续存在'。
The myth was perpetuated by old textbooks.
用法提示：过去分词'perpetuated'构成被动语态，表示'被延续'。
They are perpetuating a false narrative.
用法提示：现在分词'perpetuating'与be动词构成进行时，表示'正在使…持续'。
perpetuate + noun phrase
The media often perpetuates negative stereotypes about minorities.
媒体常常使关于少数群体的负面刻板印象持续存在。
perpetuate + the belief/idea/myth that...
常用搭配，强调错误观念或谣言的延续。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- perpetuate a myth
- 使谬论永存
- The media often perpetuates the myth that success comes overnight.媒体经常使成功一夜之间到来的谬论永存。
- perpetuate a stereotype
- 使刻板印象持续
- Such jokes only perpetuate negative stereotypes about certain groups.这样的笑话只会使关于某些群体的负面刻板印象持续。
- perpetuate a cycle
- 使循环持续
- Poverty can perpetuate a cycle of disadvantage across generations.贫困会使不利条件的循环代代持续。
- perpetuate inequality
- 使不平等持续下去
- Unfair policies perpetuate inequality in the education system.不公平的政策使教育体系中的不平等持续下去。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想‘perpetual（永恒的）’，‘perpetuate’就是让事物永恒延续。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、正式演讲、讨论传统或制度 通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在学术讨论、政策论述等场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用结构：perpetuate sth.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-uate' spelling ending but do not rhyme exactly due to differences in stress or consonant sounds. Only 'accentuate' has the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ as 'perpetuate', but the following consonant differs (/tʃ/ vs /tj/).
用法优先级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。
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