| 单词 | ad infinitum |
| 释义 | ad infinitum (once / 13162 pages) adv The adverb ad infinitum is a useful way to describe something that goes on forever, like a child attempting to count to a million. You can talk about something that is literally infinite using ad infinitum: "The universe goes on ad infinitum." A more figurative use is for things that only seem to last ad infinitum, like the song "Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall," or an incredibly boring graduation speech. The literal meaning of the Latin ad infinitum is "to infinity." WORD FAMILYad infinitum USAGE EXAMPLES“One can argue about the degree of the impact, but to pretend firms can ‘swallow’ costs ad infinitum is just facile.” Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016) Nevertheless, Johnson repeats his mantra ad infinitum: he is right, and the others are all wrong. The Guardian(Nov 25, 2016) The game can be repeated ad infinitum—the warhead turned this way or that, the neutron emitter set to higher or lower energy. The New Yorker(Sep 20, 2016) adv to infinity; without or seemingly without limit talked on and on ad infinitum |
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