perpetual

per·pet·u·al

P0203600 (pər-pĕch′o͞o-əl)adj.1. Lasting forever; never-ending: conceived heaven as a state of perpetual bliss.2. Continuing or being so for an indefinitely long time: found themselves in perpetual debt; felt like a perpetual outsider. See Synonyms at continual.3. Flowering throughout the growing season.

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[Middle English perpetuel, from Old French, from Latin perpetuālis, from perpetuus, continuous : per-, per- + petere, to go toward; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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per·pet′u·al·ly adv.

perpetual

(pəˈpɛtjʊəl) adj1. (usually prenominal) eternal; permanent2. (usually prenominal) seemingly ceaseless because often repeated: your perpetual complaints. 3. (Horticulture) horticulture blooming throughout the growing season or yearn4. (of a crop plant) continually producing edible parts: perpetual spinach5. (Horticulture) a plant that blooms throughout the growing season[C14: via Old French from Latin perpetuālis universal, from perpes continuous, from per- (thoroughly) + petere to go towards] perˈpetually adv

per•pet•u•al

(pərˈpɛtʃ u əl)

adj. 1. continuing or enduring forever; everlasting. 2. lasting an indefinitely long time. 3. continuing or continued without intermission or interruption: a perpetual stream of visitors. 4. blooming throughout the growing season. n. 5. a perpetual plant. 6. a variety of continuously blooming hybrid rose. [1300–50; Middle English perpetuel (< Middle French) < Latin perpetuālis permanent =perpetu(us) uninterrupted (per- per- + petere to seek, reach for + -uus deverbal adj. suffix) + -ālis -al¹] per•pet′u•al•ly, adv. syn: See eternal.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	perpetual - continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven"eternal, everlasting, unceasing, unending, ageless, eonian, aeonianlasting, permanent - continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"
	2.	perpetual - uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger"ceaseless, incessant, never-ending, unremitting, unceasing, constantcontinuous, uninterrupted - continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks"

perpetual

adjective1. everlasting, permanent, endless, eternal, lasting, enduring, abiding, perennial, infinite, immortal, never-ending, unending, unchanging, undying, sempiternal (literary) the regions of perpetual night at the lunar poles
everlasting passing, brief, temporary, fleeting, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, transitory, impermanent2. continual, repeated, constant, endless, continuous, persistent, perennial, recurrent, never-ending, uninterrupted, interminable, incessant, ceaseless, unremitting, unfailing, unceasing her perpetual complaints
continual passing, brief, temporary, fleeting, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, transitory, impermanent

perpetual

adjective1. Enduring for all time:amaranthine, ceaseless, endless, eternal, everlasting, immortal, never-ending, unending, world without end.Archaic: eterne.2. Existing or occurring without interruption or end:around-the-clock, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, endless, eternal, everlasting, incessant, interminable, nonstop, ongoing, persistent, relentless, round-the-clock, timeless, unceasing, unending, unfailing, uninterrupted, unremitting.

Translations

永久的长久的

perpetual

(pəˈpetʃuəl) adjective lasting for ever or for a long time; occurring repeatedly over a long time. He lives in perpetual fear of being discovered; perpetual noise. 永久的，長期的 长久的，永久的 perˈpetually adverb 永久地，長期地 永恒地，长久地