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单词 eternity
释义 eter·ni·ty
\ə̇ˈtərnəd.ē, ēˈt-, -nətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English eternite, from Middle French eternité, from Latin aeternitas, from aeternus eternal + -itas -ity
1. : the quality or state of being eternal : eternal existence
 < God enjoys himself only by contemplation of his goodness, eternity, infiniteness and power — Izaak Walton >
2. : a totality of infinite time:
 a. : a totality of infinite past and future time
 b. : a totality of infinite past time
 c. : a totality of infinite future time
3. eternities plural : ages
 < to unfold through the ages, yea, through the eternities — E.H.Sears >
4. : the condition that begins at death : immortality
 < all that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity — Shakespeare >
5.
 a. : something that transcends time or involves or includes timeless reality
 b. : absolute timelessness
6. : an indefinite, immeasurable, or seemingly endless period of time
 < it seemed an eternity, not a few hours ago, when her mother had sat there reading — Ellen Glasgow >
7. eternities plural : the eternal truths or realities
 < if a man cannot get some glimpse into the eternities — Thomas Carlyle >
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