| 单词 | perpetuation |
| 释义 | perpetuation (once / 7457 pages) n When you make something last or keep it going as long as you can, that's perpetuation. The perpetuation of your childhood memories is helped by looking at old photographs. The perpetuation of a family's genes happens when people have children, and the perpetuation of oppression occurs when one dictator after another seizes control of a country's government. When something is made to last longer or is continued, some kind of perpetuation is going on. Both the noun and related verb perpetuate come from a Latin root, perpetuus, which means "continuous or universal." WORD FAMILYperpetuation: perpetuations+/perpetuate: perpetuated, perpetuates, perpetuating, perpetuation USAGE EXAMPLES“There is an absolute determination that the regime will persist and continue. That is number one for everything: the perpetuation of the regime.” The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) When a nation fails to reckon with its past, it risks the perpetuation of intolerance on one hand, and resentment on the other. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) Trump will ensure perpetuation of this and voters are doomed. New York Times(Oct 25, 2016) n the act of prolonging or causing to exist indefinitely Syn|Hyper lengthening, prolongation, protraction continuance, continuation the act of continuing an activity without interruption |
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