eternity
eternity
(pl. -ies)
(pl. -ies)
- [mass noun]infinite or unending time
无穷无尽的时间
their love was sealed for eternity.
他们的爱被永世尘封。
this state of affairs has lasted for all eternity.
这种事态无限期地持续着。
■a state to which time has no application; timelessness
永恒
■(Theology)endless life after death
(神学)永生
immortal souls destined for eternity.
注定会永生的不朽灵魂。
■used euphemistically to refer to death
(婉)死
he could have crashed the car and taken them both to eternity.
他差点儿撞车使他俩永垂不朽。
■(an eternity)(informal)a period of time that seems very long, especially on account of being tedious or annoying
(非正式)很长的一段时间；漫长的一段时间
a silence that lasted an eternity.
长时间的沉默。
- late Middle English: from Old French eternite, from Latin aeternitas, from aeternus 'without beginning or end' (see eternal)
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