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eternity

noun
🔊/ɪˈtɜːnəti/
🔊/ɪˈtɜːrnəti/
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  1. [uncountable] time without end, especially life continuing without end after death永恒；永生；不朽
    • There will be rich and poor for all eternity.贫富将永远存在。🔊🔊
    • They believed that their souls would be condemned to burn in hell for eternity.他们相信他们的灵魂会受到惩罚，在地狱里永受烈焰焚烧。🔊🔊
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    • I will love you for all eternity.我会永远爱你。
    • This great work of art is now preserved for eternity.如今，这项伟大的艺术作品一直保存至今。
    • This mathematical pattern will repeat itself into eternity.这种数学模式将重演到永恒。
  2. an eternity
     [singular] (informal) a period of time that seems to be very long or to never end（似乎）无穷无尽的一段时间
    • After what seemed like an eternity the nurse returned with the results of the test.过了漫长的一段时间后护士才拿着检验结果回来。🔊🔊
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    • It seemed to take an eternity for us to get to the hospital.我们似乎需要永恒的时间才能去医院。
    • He seemed to stand there for an eternity.他似乎站在那里永恒。
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    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French eternite, from Latin aeternitas, from aeternus ‘without beginning or end’, from aevum ‘age’.