perennial
英[pə'renɪəl]
美[pə'rɛnɪəl]
- adj. 多年生的；常年的；四季不断的；常在的；反复的
- n. 多年生植物
词态变化
复数: perennials;副词: perennially;
中文词源
perennial 多年的，长久的
per-,整个的，-enn,年，词源同annual.原义为终年的，终年不凋的，后引申词义多年的，长久的。
英文词源
- perennial (adj.)
- 1640s, "evergreen," formed in English from Latin perennis "lasting through the year (or years)," from per- "through" (see per) + annus "year" (see annual). Botanical sense of "Remaining alive through a number of years" is attested from 1670s; figurative meaning of "enduring, permanent" is from 1750. Related: Perennially. For vowel change, see biennial. The noun meaning "a perennial plant" is from 1763.
双语例句
- 1. A perennial is a plant that lives indefinitely.
- 多年生植物是指能存活很多年的植物。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. the perennial problem of water shortage
- 缺水这个老问题
来自《权威词典》
- 3. I wonder at her perennial youthfulness.
- 我对她青春常驻感到惊讶.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. There's a perennial shortage of teachers with science qualifications.
- 有理科教学资格的老师一直都很短缺。
来自辞典例句
- 5. The novel's central theme is the perennial conflict between men and women.
- 小说的主题是男人和女人之间永无休止的冲突。
来自辞典例句