单词 | perpetuance |
释义 | perpetuancen. The action of perpetuating something; the fact or condition of being perpetuated; perpetuation.Apparently Obsolete or rare between the 17th and 19th centuries. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [noun] > making eternal or perpetuating perpetuation1395 perpetuance?a1562 perpetuating1593 eternalization1928 ?a1562 G. Cavendish Metrical Visions in Life Wolsey (1825) II. 154 Nothyng hathe here perpetuance. 1573 New Custome ii. i. sig. Bivv If trust to the Gospell do purchase perpetuaunce Of life vnto him. 1870 E. Mulford Nation xvii. 341 To serve its end in the perpetuance of slavery. 1877 M. Arnold Last Ess. on Church & Relig. Pref. 6 The transformation of religion which is essential for its perpetuance. 1923 J. M. Keynes Tract Monetary Reform (1924) i. 29 To convert the business man into the profiteer..destroys the psychological equilibrium which permits the perpetuance of unequal rewards. 1992 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 13 May 14 This points to a perpetuance of Scotland's strong entrepreneurial tradition through the 1990s. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1562 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。