| 单词 | timeless |
| 释义 | timeless (once / 6585 pages) adj Something timeless is a classic of some sort that is unchanged by time. It's just as good or true now as when it was created. One way to compliment things — like art, buildings, or works of literature — is to call them "timeless." If you said a painting from the 1930's is timeless, you're saying it's just as great now as it was then. A timeless proverb is always true, regardless of when it's said. Timeless literature like Shakespeare is always enjoyable. The opposite of timeless is dated: something dated seems stuck in a particular age and is no longer relevant. WORD FAMILYtimeless: timelessly, timelessness+/mistime: mistimed, mistimes, mistiming/overtime: overtimes/time: mistime, overtime, timed, timeless, timely, timer, times, timing/timed: ill-timed, timedly/timely: timelier, timeliest, timelily, timeliness, untimely/timer: timers/times: timeses/timing: timings/untimely: untimeliness USAGE EXAMPLESMencken’s timeless wisdom: A martini is “the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Yes, “The Party” is dated, but Sellers’ comic expressions are timeless — and pricelessly funny. Salon(Dec 31, 2016) It is timeless, though it’s also worth recalling that borrowing privileges are not. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) adj unaffected by time Helen's timeless beauty Syn dateless unaltered, unchanged remaining in an original state |
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